Finn

This book is for readers of ages 12 and above. Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in a quiet middle class neighbourhood. Some say she is angry, others think of her as quiet, but in reality, she is finally learning to replace some of the demons in her nightmares with a sense of normalcy. She has loving guardians; an eccentric but true friend, Marian; safety; and the friendship of her grandparents' maid, Silvia, an illegal immigrant from Mexico. She almost believes everything is going to be OK when her mother's husband kidnaps her and turns her world into a living nightmare. When her abusive mother forces her to help rob her grandparents, Chloe stages her own death with an explosive fire. Then, she and a very pregnant Silvia embark on an adventure similar to that of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn". As they attempt to get to California, they drive in circles, run across tricksters, and end up in the dangerous projects.