Kid America: A Novel of Inheritance and Survival

Sixteen-year-old Lenny's life has never been good, and there was nothing he could do about it-until the opportunity came to escape.

Raised in Chicago by a single mother and coming out of COVID-19 isolation, Lenny is faced with the fallout of Momma's drug conviction. Sent to live with grandparents in rural Illinois, he does what he always does: keeps his mouth shut and makes the best of it. He helps in the garden, mows the yard, takes care of the dog, and is Grams's canning helper. He's alway...