The Soapbox Race

One soapbox race. Three teenagers from Akron. One secret that must never be revealed. Samuel isn't just building a soapbox - he's trying to hold on to the memory of his father.Josh, an outsider in a new town, isn't just wandering the streets aimlessly - he's searching for himself.Freckled Molly is an outsider too, tough and rough on the outside, fragile and unsure within.Everything changes on a stormy night.At a scrapyard, among rust and forgotten things, they find something that should never have been found.Trinitor.A secret project. A military experiment. A prototype no one must ever know about.A machine that learns. That evolves. That makes its own decisions.But its activation sends a signal - to those who want it at any cost.Federal agents. Scientists. A system that forgives no mistakes.As they struggle to finish their vehicle for the big derby, their lives turn into a race against time.But this is no longer just a race.It becomes a dangerous game without rules. A fight for survival. An unbreakable decision.Between what matters... and what doesn't.Between what they desperately want... and what they must let go.Because some victories mean nothing...if they cost you everything.

Pages: 406, Paperback, Susanna D. Stark