When Kevin left his mother's house and showed up on his father's doorstep, he didn't get the welcome he was expecting. After what he decides are irreconcilable conflicts, he leaves again, this time for his uncle Syd's - the black sheep and his father's hated younger brother, who lives in a town called Crystal City. He meets two homeless girls at the bus station on his way into town. Once again, things don't play out quite as he has envisioned them. The story tells what happens over the course of the next few weeks. Older YA readers- 9th grade and up. Would appeal to guys and reluctant readers. Well written- enjoyable read. ( )