Jessica loves her yearly backpacking trip with her father, but this year everything has changed--Jessica's new stepmother and her spoiled new stepsister, Amy, are joining them. When Amy is injured and night falls, Jessica must face the challenge of hiking through bear country in the dark.

Dayle Campbell Gaetz is the author of many books for children including Mystery from History, Barkerville Gold, No Problem and her latest mystery, Alberta Alibi. Dayle loves boating and over the years has owned a tiny inflatable raft, a canoe, four sailboats, eleven powerboats and a thirty-two-foot cabin cruiser. Dayle lives in Campbell River, British Columbia.