"I am Martin J. Miller -- hungry, homeless, and sweating at age sixteen. But I am alive."And to stay alive, Marty needs a few things from his list:Food Flashlight Laundromat to make his Jeep a more comfortable home, and to help him keep his:Excellent planning skills Native wit Quirky sense of humor so he doesn"t have to go back to his:Newly remarried mother Coffee-table-collecting stepfather Hostile stepbrother Because when he thinks about it, life hiding out in a canyon isn"t so bad. . . .