A family trek of 2,650 miles
Book follows 10-year-old girl on her adventure
By Tom Mangan
Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/08/2007 01:47:20 AM PST
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What kind of mom takes her 10-year-old daughter trekking across the wilderness for months on end, and what kind of 10-year-old daughter puts up with having such a mom? The answers that unfold in Barbara Egbert's "Zero Days" make the East Bay family's adventure seem plausible - even inevitable.
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