Jess’s father whom she hasn’t seen since she was four has been located.  Jess has been in foster care since the death of her mom, and she is recovering from her injuries.  She’s getting stronger every day but her leg is still weak and she walks with a limp.  Jess is on her way to Alaska to live with her father.  Her father is a wilderness buff; a guy who loves the wide-open spaces. But when Griff, her dad’s friend who picks her up at the airport and instead flies her to a remote, off-grid location in Canadian wilderness to reconnect with her dad, Jess has second thoughts.  She’s not too thrilled with living with her dad and his dog, Bo.  No school.  No television. No phone.  Just the lake, the cabin, and the great outdoors.  Her dad strikes a deal to take her back to civilization in the summer. In the meantime, he will teach Jess how to survive a winter in their little piece of the Canadian wilderness. Unfortunately, her dad’s past catches up with him, and Jess is must learn to survive on her own in the Canadian wilderness.