Two teens, high school senior Sydney and rookie cop Will, must work together to find Sydney's autistic younger brother. But the most violent hurricane in New York's history leaves them stranded in a labyrinth of subway tunnels.

After losing an important competition, Gloria thinks she's hit rock bottom. Then a plane crash proves her wrong, stranding her--along with a star football player, a city girl, a flight attendant, and many others--in the middle of the Arizona desert. Gloria soon realizes that in one of the world's harshest climates, technical ability won't help her. She must rely on her own will to survive--or she might not live long enough to be rescued.