The main character Robie is at her aunt's apartment with a pool in Honolulu, when her aunt goes to California and leaves Robie by herself.
After Robie's aunt left for California, Robie went to a McDonalds by herself and was grabbed by a man, but she escaped, and ran back to the apartment.
Back at the apartment Robie calls her mom but there is is no signal on the island she lives on. Robie then leaves for the airport without telling anyone.
At the airport she goes to the front desk and get the all clear to get on the flight to Midway. After that, Robie falls asleep and when she wakes up to the pilot asking her questions she didn't hear them and just nodded. After that she gets on the flight and takes off.
During the flight there was an issue with the right engine and the plane started to decline. The pilots wanted Robie to help them get them out of the aircraft before it hits the water. Max who is the copilot threw a raft and Robie out of the aircraft before they impacted the water.
Only Max and Robbie survived the crash and the pilot Larry did not make it out of the aircraft. After a couple of days Robie decides to push max out of the raft so it was lighter and did not let in water. When Robie woke up he wasn't there, and she kept telling herself that she is with him, and that is what pushed her to keep fighting for her life. After a week Robie landed on an island and started collecting some stuff. A few days later a research ship shows up and she barely was noticed. They take her home and she found out she survived twelve days out at sea.