Slake's Limbo

Driven to the breaking point, Slake decides to go underground—into the sheltering depths of the New York City Subway where he stays for 121 days. This is the story about a 13-year-old misfit's attempts to find footing in a hostile world. When he disappears into the subway tunnels, no one misses him, no one cares. But 13-year-old Artemis manages to survive on his own--in fact, he flourishes, as he creates his own little world apart. And yet, it is the growing concern of total strangers that allows him to believe in himself, and humanity, in the end