Jack and Ashley\'s search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns.
Ferguson lives in Elizabeth, Colorado..
Once they decide on a plot they do on-site research in the featured park, then collaborate by phone, fax, and e-mail to develop the page-turning plot.
Along with Gloria Skurzynski, she has cowritten many books in National Geographic\'s Mysteries in Our National Parks series.
Alane Ferguson\'s skill at weaving Mystery and suspense into middle-grade fiction won her an Edgar Award for Show Me the Evidence.
Skurzynski lives in Boise, Idaho.
She has also penned numerous works for National Geographic, including Are We Alone?, an IRA/CBC Young Adults\' Choice for 2006.
Her nonfiction book Almost the Real Thing won the American Institute of Physics\' Science Writing Award.
What will happen when it burns out, leaving them in total darkness?About the Author: Gloria Skurzynski is an award-winning author who has written more than 50 children\'s books.
The only light is the candle in their lantern.
Bats are everywhere, and the echoes of their screeching cries sends a chill through the trio.
Jack and Ashley\'s search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns
