In August 2010, thirty-three miners were buried alive, two thousand feet below the<BR>surface of the earth. After seventeen tense days, just as hope was nearly gone, rescuers<BR>made contact with the men. Joy broke out around the world—all thirty-three men<BR>were alive! But it would be long weeks before they emerged from the mine.<BR>What did the miners feel, trapped in the steamy darkness so far underground?<BR>What did they eat? How did they get along? And most important, how did they survive<BR>in those seventeen days when death lingered so near, and after, during the long<BR>wait for rescue?<BR>This amazing true story about problem-solving, community, and real-life heroes is<BR>made kid-friendly by veteran nonfiction writer Elaine Scott. It will inspire for years to<BR>come.