Books with title The Hideout

After Jeremy's parents are killed by a gunman in a mall, Jeremy reluctantly boards a train to Chicago to go live with his Uncle Ed. En route, the train crashes and Jeremy staggers into the wilderness. He finds a deserted cabin, and decides to hide out for a few days to give himself time to heal from his grief before he faces his new life. Instead of finding solace, he discovers evidence of bear poachers. Jeremy and his new friend, Bonnie, decide to save the bears -- but instead they end up in a desperate race to save themselves.

In this riveting middle-grade adventure, the son of a Mississippi policeman finds a boy living on his own in the wilderness. Twelve-year-old Sam has been given a fishing boat by his father, but he hates fishing. Instead, he uses the boat to disappear for hours at a time, exploring the forbidden swampy surroundings of his bayou home. Then he discovers a strange kid named Davey, mysteriously alone, repairing an abandoned cabin deep in the woods. Not fooled by the boy's evasive explanation as to why he's on his own, Sam becomes entangled in his own efforts to help Davey. But this leads him to telling small lies that only get bigger as the danger increases for both boys and hidden truths become harder to conceal.