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YAOrca Soundings series.
This taut book begins with a bang, as Tej and Liam's truck crashes on a deserted logging road. The boys must figure out how to get back to civilization while staying one step ahead of a bear. The story is packed tight with tension, details, and dialogue, as the two teens learn about survival of the fittest.