During Ginger Goodwin's pre-shift safety inspection he discovers that a methane meter has been mysteriously turned off. Ginger Goodman prevents his crew from descending into the mine just minutes before the methane gas explodes leaving him trapped and waiting to be rescued 1,200 feet below Pitville while changing the lives of his childhood sweetheart Christina and their unborn child forever. It is three days before Christmas and one year after the October Crash of 2029. During Ginger Goodwin's pre-shift safety inspection he discovers that a methane meter has been mysteriously turned off. Ginger Goodman prevents his crew from descending into the mine just minutes before the methane gas explodes leaving him trapped and waiting to be rescued 1,200 feet below Pitville while changing the lives of his childhood sweetheart Christina and their unborn child forever. THE MINER is S.E. McKenzie's first young adult novel.