Night of the howling dogs

Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury

From the back cover:

On the Big Island of Hawaii, Dylan's scout troop hikes down into the desolation of an ancient lava flow to camp on a small beach below the volcano. It's beautiful. Peaceful. But there's a problem: Louie Domingo. He and Dylan share a secret history, and it lies like a shark beneath the surface of everything they do.

Until the world comes apart.

Foreshadowed by two mysterious howling dogs, a disaster of unearthly proportions strikes. No one is spared its horror. But over the next hours Dylan learns the true meaning of leadership and the will to survive. More amazing still is the this story actually happened.

I read this one this weekend. I liked the fact that it is a retelling of an actually event - a huge 7.2 earthquake that unleashed a tsunami, and the idea that a boy scout troop is camped on a deserted beach and is eleven miles from the nearest road (uninhabited) makes this into a trilling survival story. I thought the tension between Dylan and Louie added a more complex thread to the story and would recommend this book lots of our readers.