"Nothing is as peaceful as living in the mountains." That's what Laurie's mom said when the family left New York City for the Colorado mountains. Sure, it was peaceful, until the worst blizzard ever hit--and without warning.

Yesterday thirteen-year-old Laurie was an average girl living a normal life. Now she is trapped in a house, cut off from the outside world--no cell phone, no internet. And trapped with her is fourteen-year-old Russell, a brainy, know-it-all boy she absolutely despises, and five small children. She doesn't especially like kids and now she is totally responsible for all of them.

The children face disaster after disaster as the storm rages on.