When Running is the Only Option... Max McCannor and his friends escaped the cruelties of their New York City orphanage and now continue their search for Max's long-lost father. After a few weeks with his wealthy aunt, Max discovers clues to his father's whereabouts in a dusty old journal, and the resourceful band of orphans continue their journey west.
Two scoundrels overhear their plans and seek to kidnap them, banking on a huge ransom. As the children board a train bound for California, the would-be kidnappers close in. The former orphans find themselves in a
RUNAWAY race for their lives - and only each other to rely on!
This is Book 2 in the exciting
Adventures of Max McCannor by T. M. Hunter and Lyndon Perry, a middle-grade steampunk novel in three episodes.