Courage is the mastery of fear. Mark TwainThree quarters of the earth's people wiped out. No power. No phones. No fuel for trucks to move food into the cities. Panic and anarchy rule.Her family gone, young Sydney Waters faces the greatest challenge of her life when she sets off to find a family friend she hopes will help her. A man who may or may not still be alive. A journey of a thousand miles. Alone and on foot. A journey that will test her every step of the way.SLOW WALK, the first book in the Upheaval series, brings alive a world where the rules of civilization no longer exist and survival often means choosing who deserves to live-and who should die.