Citybound

Zeke Torston never asked to leave the wide-open fields, the dirt roads, or his best friend Jax Taylor behind. But when his parents drag him to a crowded, noisy city where the sky feels smaller and the rules feel tighter, Zeke can't seem to breathe-literally or figuratively.

School after school rejects him. Teachers call him trouble. His parents call him impossible. Zeke just knows one thing: nothing about this place feels like home.

When a heated argument pushes him over the edge, Zeke makes a split-second decision-he's going back. Back to the countryside. Back to the only place where he ever felt like himself.

But escaping a city is harder than sneaking out of class. As Zeke races through streets, shadows, and near-misses, he discovers that running away might be the most dangerous adventure he's ever attempted. And going home might cost more than he expects.

In a journey fueled by courage, stubbornness, and the fight to belong, Zeke learns that sometimes you have to get lost before you can find your way home.