explorer summary

In the end of the book mike goes on a ski trip with explore group. Every one els knew how to ski but mike didn't, he fell every time he tried to ski, he gave up after a wile and the instructor had to bring him back to the cabin. The next day when every body wen't skiing mike stayed in the cabin, after an hour he got bored at the cabin, he put on his ski gear and wen't to catch up to the others, he was going past a tree under neath the tree was a snow well (a hole at the base of a tree were snow is lose).He digs out some of the snow in the well to see how deep it is he sees someones foot its one of Lisa's friends. He hers her call for help and he tried to pull here out of the well but he cant she's to heavy for him to lift. Mike keeps trying to pull her out he uses all his strength to pull her out he gets her out but he cant cary her to the cabin they sit there for a wile. After a few hours the instructors found them and Lisa's friend was airlifted to a hospital.

 When Mike got home he saw boxes stacked high, he saw a pile of bills on the table. He saw his dad in the kitchen his dad said "It's time for a new start" mike screamed at the top of his lungs "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO ME NOW"for the first time in his life Mike had something to stay for, he ran out the house and ran farther and farther from his house, while he is running Lisa runs up next to him running along side him trying to talk to him, eventually he stopped and Lisa asked him if he wanted to go to here house. They eat and they talked Mike told Lisa what happened with his dad, She told him he should write a letter to his dad telling him about the explores and how he save a gils life and Mike went to his house stuck the note to the TV and left, Mike slept in Lisa's guest room that night. The next day he went home when he got there his dad had a note for him saying he hast to have a talk with mike. When his dad got home him and Mike talked all night, the next morning Mike and his dad came to a conclusion mikes dad hast to leave because of all the unpaid bills and Mike will stay with Lisa and her family.