Missing Danny: Memories of a Runaway
Zandy Clark
eBook
(, Jan. 18, 2017)
"A quick enjoyable novel about a teen fugitive scraping by in Arizona." Kirkus Reviews. Part wilderness adventure, part coming of age story, Danny runs from his alcoholic father and even foster care. Avoiding the dangers of street life, he mines the rich vein of Preppers, would be cowboys, Pima and even Hindu Americans he meets in the high country near Prescott and Sedona, but his real danger is helping a classmate whom he senses is being abused by her adoptive father, a respected deputy officer, who reminds him of his own father. This novel touches many delicate subjects with a bit of satire, such as obesity and crazy diets, facelifts and boob jobs, politics of education, desert campgrounds, reservation life, habits of casino Indians, gold bugs, survival preppers, Hindu, Muslim and other religions, and the police, use of drones, dogs and other military salvage dumped on small towns by the government, tea party folks, subsidies for all, and even Iraqi culture. what you learned in school may not be the whole story. These subjects are not fiction and were researched completely. But, like Danny, you will face our new world, ruled by Trump and the rich. Realistic and literary, this story instructs and informs teens of their choices today, which are different than their parents. Don't miss the questions at the end! Food for thought and fun for adults as well. This new edition is free of some rants and speed bumps, so that now it may be read in school. Abuse and politics are bad enough without adding more trouble! Also, a new cover by Eclectic Media, Buckeye, AZ and a website, www.missingdanny.com. Don't miss out! "The book is genuinely captivating from the beginning," Kirkus Reviews. Like it or not, you may learn something about the real world.