Lydia Buckingham and her little sister Victoria are forced to adapt when their parents uproot the family and move from Vancouver to a rundown farmhouse in Saskatchewan. The move only serves to magnify the dysfunction of their depressed mother and drug-abusing father, so the girls decide they must escape their toxic home life and set out into the brutal Saskatchewan winter.--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts 30 (2013). Note: This novel contains profanity. Educators are advised to consult their local learning resources evaluation policy before using this resource.--Ministry of Education website. .