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Maya's life has always been chaotic, living with a con-man father and running away from home. When her father is sent to prison and foster care fails, Maya searches for her long-lost aunt. Her scientific methods of fixing her father's schemes don't apply in the real world, and she navigates the dangers of life on the streets with her wits, two unlikely allies, and twenty dollars in her pocket.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Heidi Ayarbe
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