We all have our bad days.  Days when we feel like we’d love to just walk away from everything—school, family, even friends…

Mark is a good kid, but when he finds out that he’s going to have to be admitted to the hospital again, he makes a decision.  He’s been fighting this disease for so long---maybe it’s time to walk away…from days in bed, treatments that make him sick, and from everyone who means well but doesn’t understand.

He’s always dreamed of climbing nearby Mt. Rainier.  Maybe now is the time to make that dream a reality—even if it’s the last thing he ever does.

With only his dog for company, Mark sets off on his journey, seeking to evade all the well-meaning people who try to stop him.  Only his best friend Jessie has a clue as to his intentions.  Will he manage to make a success of this final trip?  Will Jessie be able to keep her suspicions to herself, or will she decide to point the searchers in Mark’s direction?

The most meaningful journeys teach us something about ourselves.  Mark has a lot to learn---if he can just survive.  His epic journey will keep you riveted from the first page to the last.  (Booktalk by the NH Great Stone Face Committee)