When eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park for their annual trip in 1967, Melody has a frightening encounter with a grizzly bear, making her a part of one of the deadliest seasons in the history of America's national parks. Includes an author's note, information about grizzlies, tips for encountering a grizzly bear, and advice for protecting the wilderness and its wildlife.

Beth Farris and her brother, Reese, are camping with their parents in Montana's Glacier National Park. It's something the whole family has been looking forward to: a real camping trip, where they will stay overnight in tents, and toast marshmallows by the evening fire. They would go hiking, fishing, and sightseeing. However, when Beth and Reese set out together on a short hike, they find strange footprints in the earth ... footprints far bigger...