Badlands (Cassie Dewell Novels, Bk. 3)

Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard dreams of getting out of Grimstad and leading a better life. Even though Kyle has been written off as a “slow” kid, he has dreams deeper than anyone can imagine. One day, while delivering newspapers, he witnesses a car accident and takes a mysterious bundle from the scene. Suddenly he’s in possession of a lot of money - and packets of white powder - and Kyle can’t help but wonder whether his luck has changed . . . for better or for worse.