num_pages: 207
description: Angry that her dad (once again) fails to be at the train station when she arrives in New York City fifteen-year-old Victoria has had it with her divorced parents and their broken promises. Earlier on the train ride Victoria witnesses some rough treatment towards a little two-year-old boy. Victoria then watches as his teen mom stashes her son in the bathroom and exits the train. When Victoria spots the mom arguing with a guy over what appears to be drug money she makes a split second decision. She boards the next train out taking the toddler with her. Victoria's determined not to let this kid fall through the cracks so she resolves to stay on the run until everyone responsible starts keeping their promises. In this fast-paced thriller the action revolves around a frustrated but strong-willed teen girl who finds herself as both rescuer and abductor of a child at risk.
language: English
title: Jump the Cracks
publisher: Flux