Synopses & Reviews
"I am Martin J. Miller -- hungry, homeless, and sweating at age sixteen. But I am alive."
And to stay alive, Marty needs a few things from his list:
Food
Flashlight
Laundromat
to make his Jeep a more comfortable home, and to help him keep his:
Excellent planning skills
Native wit
Quirky sense of humor
so he doesn't have to go back to his:
Newly remarried mother
Coffee-table-collecting stepfather
Hostile stepbrother
Because when he thinks about it, life hiding out in a canyon isn't so bad. . . .
Review
“Marty is immensely appealing. His witty voice lends credibility to his venture in this novel of home lost, home regained.” Horn Book Magazine
Review
“This is a pleasing, well-paced story with a sympathetic, resilient protagonist who has considerable reader appeal.” School Library Journal
Review
“Solid, poetic writing, a great, self-deprecating sense of humor, and a zippy pace will keep readers interested.” Kirkus Reviews
Review
“Martin has a knack for making friends, and that includes readers, who will come to care about him.” ALA Booklist
About the Author
Thelma Hatch Wyss is the author of
A Stranger Here, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and Here at the
Scenic-Vu Motel, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.
Ms. Wyss graduated from Brigham Young University and holds an M.F.A. degree from Vermont College. She has one son and two grandchildren. Ms. Wyss and her husband live in Salt Lake City, Utah.