title: The Distance Between Lost and Found
author:  Kathryn Holmes 
description: Kathryn Holmes has written a page-turner about several kinds of survival and several kinds of faith. This is an imposing debut novel. (Richard Peck, New York Times bestselling author)<br /><br />This intimate portrayal of Hallelujahs dark night of the soul while lost and injured in the Smoky Mountains held me spellbound. Kathryn Holmess debut is sensitively painted, deeply romantic, and profoundly hopeful. (Julie Berry, author of All the Truth That's in Me, ALA YALSA Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults)<br /><br />Hallelujah Calhoun is a trailblazer for those who have endured lies and bullying and learn not only to survive, but to stand up for the truth. (Courtney C. Stevens, author of Faking Normal)<br /><br />The Distance Between Lost and Found is both a suspense-filled survival story and a thoughtful look at faith, trust, and courage that will stay with you after youve turned the last page. I didnt want it to end. (Trish Doller, author of Where the Stars Still Shine)<br /><br />A beautifully written story of faith, friendship, and first love that is truly un-put-downable. (Lauren Morrill, author of Meant to Be and Being Sloane Jacobs)<br /><br />An intense story of survival. First-time author, Holmes, writes with the skill of far more experienced writer as she plots the teens struggles to keep going and offers vivid descriptions of nature and its sometimes terrible beauty. (Booklist <strong>(starred review)</strong>)<br /><br />Readers will root for Hallie, a compelling original, to find faith in herself. Vivid, gripping and believable from beginning to end-a strong debut. (Kirkus Reviews)<br /><br />This is a perfectly balanced novel wherein the heroine wrestles with survival of not just her body but her spirit as well. (School Library Journal)<br /><br />This is a novel of trauma, faith and hope. It will appeal to a diverse audience. (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))<br /><br />In this absorbing debut, Holmesas well versed in survival tactics as she is in the teenage psychedelivers plenty of excitement. (Publishers Weekly)
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  ## STAVE ONE
  
  
  Somebody Else in the Vehicle
  
  
  said the attorney-type into his cell phone. He wiped the wet from his face.
  “There must be. It's in the carpool lane.” He listened, squinting, and
  motioned to Winnie: Stop. Don't open the car door yet . Already, other drivers
  were slowing down to rubberneck. “Where are we, Braintree, Quincy? On 93
  north, anyway, a half mile beyond the junction with 128. Yes, I know enough
  not to move anyone, but I'm telling you, you'll have a hell of a time getting
  an ambulance through, what with rush hour—there'll be a backup a mile long
  before you know it.”
  
  
  He listened again. Then, “Right. I'll look. Two or more, maybe.”
  
  
  Returning from a few quiet days on Cape Cod, Winifred Rudge had missed her
  turnoff west and gotten stuck on the JFK toward Boston. Woolgathering, nail
  biting, something. Focus was a problem. Late for her appointment, she'd
  considered the odds: in this weath