Fourteen-year-old Zach feels invisible in his small Kansas town. The son of a fiery street preacher and a mother who rarely leaves the house, he struggles to fit in anywhere. At school, he’s an easy target for Darius, a bully who seems determined to make his life miserable.
But everything changes when Darius suddenly vanishes.
As rumors spread, Zach discovers a darker truth: Darius has been living in fear of his violent, abusive father. When the adults fail to act, Zach makes an unexpected choice. Teaming up with the same classmates who once mocked him, he sets out to find and rescue the boy who made his life miserable. What begins as a search for a missing classmate becomes a dangerous journey across unfamiliar territory, with a ruthless man hunting them every step of the way. To save Darius, Zach must find the courage he never knew he possessed—and risk everything to bring his new friend home alive.
Coming of Age, Search for Meaning, Young Adult
RL Martin 