Compromised

Mayas life has always been chaotic. Living with a con-man dad, shes spent half her life on the run. Whenever her fathers schemes go wrong, Maya finds a scientific way to fix it. But when her dad ends up in prison and foster care fails, Maya grasps at her last possible hope of a home: a long-lost aunt, who may not even exist.

So Maya formulates a plan, and with her wits, two unlikely allies, and twenty dollars in her pocket, she sets off in search of this aunt, navigating the unpredictable four hundred miles from Reno to Boise. Life on the streets, though, becomes a struggle for survival—those scientific laws Maya has relied on her whole life just dont apply. And with each passing day, Mayas definitions of right and wrong are turned upside down when shes confronted with the realities and dangers of life as a runaway. She cant help but wonder if trying to find her aunt—and some semblance of stability—is worth the harrowing journey or if she should compromise and find a way to survive on her own.