Description: Eleven-year-old Polly McClusky is shy and too old for the teddy bear she carries with her everywhere when she's unexpectedly reunited with her father Nate, fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car. He takes her from the front of her school into a world of robbery, violence, and the constant threat of death--and he does it to save her life.
Brief description:
Jordan Harper was born and educated in Missouri. He has been a music journalist, film critic, and TV writer. He lives in Los Angeles.
Review Quotes:
"Fascinating...tightly written...readers will find this book hard to put down."
-- "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"