Jory's stepfather Caleb is a war veteran who believes that danger is coming and doesn't trust the officials or anyone else for that matter. Although he lets Jory go to public school he keeps Kit, a mysterious girl who showed up one day and they have "adopted" and Ansel the baby at home and pretty much hidden.
When Caleb feels the signs are getting more ominous he devises a schedule for the family to dig in the canyon. At first Jory doesn't understand what is going on but soon realizes they are building a bunker or "shelter" as Caleb calls it. But Jory starts to realize that maybe the one he shouldn't trust is Caleb and maybe he has more friends than he thought.
I felt that the idea of the book was intriguing and overall I liked it but the ending was so abrupt that it was a bit unsettling. I don't want to give anything away but there were a lot of loose ends and unanswered questions. Hmmm...
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