After having one of the very best days of his life, Tyler experiences one of the worst when the school bus on which he is travelling to Much Syding is hijacked. Will he ever see his family again? The terrifying ordeal which he, his two friends and the bus driver endure lasts for several days, but one Bible verse helps them all to be brave. Shortly after this they return to the Island where they were kept as prisoners – but this time in very different circumstances .