"Thirteen-year-old James Campbell lives with his mom, his older brother Jason, and his younger brothers Josh and Justin. Their oldest brother, J.J., and their dad are both in prison and their mom supports them with a job as a waitress. As the book opens, police are banging on the apartment door in the middle of the night, looking for Jason, whom they believe to be involved in a car theft ring. Jason swears he just works at a car wash. Still, he packs up and leaves that night. James thinks it's over -- but Jason has left him with thousands in cash and a "relay box" used to copy key fobs so cars can be stolen. It's not over. Both the police and the criminals are on James's case. The criminals catch up with him and demand the relay box be returned. James gives it to them, but again, it's not over. They want more. They say that Jason owes them thousands of dollars, but they will forgive the debt if James helps them identify more cars to steal. If he does not, they will hurt his family. James is stuck. He is determined not to end up in jail himself, but he needs to protect his mother and brothers"--Provided by publisher.

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