Parents' Guide to What We Did to Survive

WHAT WE DID TO SURVIVE begins in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta. High school senior Hannah has been invited by her best friend Emmy's parents to join them for trip over spring break. It will be a final getaway before Hannah heads off to nursing school and Emmy on a long saved for trip around the world. The only downside to this otherwise perfect invitation is that Emmy's older brother, Jackson, will be coming. Hannah's had an unrequited crush on him for ten years and in such close quarters, they'll be no way to avoid him. At the resort, Hannah and Emmy meet Ben, a rich "incredibly good looking male version of Emmy." Hannah's not impressed but Emmy's immediately smitten. When Ben suggests chartering a private sailboat, Hannah isn't sure Emmy's parents will agree. But they do—if Jackson comes along. When they arrive at the marina, they're told all the charters have been cancelled because of a storm that's due to arrive by the afternoon. Not a problem Ben tells them, he's found a private sailboat willing to take them. Jackson's adamant he's not getting on some random guy's boat, but Emmy and Ben prevail and the boat sets off. What they thought would be a relaxing day of sailing takes a terrifying turn as they see the storm approaching. When they go looking for Captain Keith, they find him drunk below deck. He and Ben get into a bloody knock down drag out fight that ends with Captain Keith dead and Ben unrepentant and threatening. They're now stranded and a second storm soon overtakes them. When an island is spotted, some will make it ashore alive but not everyone will survive to come home.