Publisher's Synopsis
Sarah is ready to get out. Out of the foster system, out of a lifetime of abuse, out of Los Angeles. One fateful night when her world crashes down around her, she escapes into the night with only one destination in mind, Seattle, the Emerald City. Little does Sarah know, she has inadvertently stolen something in her haste to run away, and the Wizard of Los Angeles will do anything to get it back. As pursuers take flight to capture her and regain the Wizard's property, Sarah's journey begins. She runs away from a childhood of pain toward what she perceives as her only way out, a needle, at the foot of her mother's grave. Along her journey, in this modern-day rendition of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ, Sarah comes face-to-face with grief, despair, friendship, fear, and love. Can the three friends she meets along the way help her discover the true meaning of home and family? Or will she run out of time?
