CONTENTS 1 Escape-Mode 1 2 The Trapdoor 8 3 The World’s Most Amazing Secret 13 4 Down Inside 18 5 The Dare 27 6 Dad’s Hands 31 7 Overnight 42 8 My Den 51 9 Laney Quiet 58 10 Traitor 67 11 Sides 72 12 Bombs Away 80 13 Laney Loud 91 14 Friend Against Friend 97 15 Dad’s Guitar 110
The complicated nuances of teenage friendship are captured perfectly in this story of summer adventure and exploration by award-winning author Keith Gray. Marshall feels the need to escape because things are so tough at home. Rory is just happy it's the first day of the summer holidays. While out on their bikes they stumble across a long-forgotten underground bunker at the edge of the woods. This is the den, and going down inside will stretch their friendship to its limits. There will be rivalry and betrayal, but can wrecked relationships be saved before the summer has even begun?