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"An original and deftly crafted novel that showcases the author's... impressive flair for originality and... narrative storytelling style that keeps the reader's total attention from cover to cover... " Midwest Book Review
A high school senior, Jack Duncan dreams of playing college baseball and leaving the political turmoil of the agricultural town of Delano behind. Ever since his father, a grape grower, died ten years earlier, he's suspected that his mother has been hiding the truth from him about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
With his family's property on the verge of a tax sale, Jack drives an old combine into town to sell it. On the road, an old friend of his father shows up with evidence that Jack's father was murdered. Armed with this new information, Jack embarks on a mission to discover the entire truth, not just about his father but the corruption endemic in the Central Valley.
When Jack's girlfriend warns him not to do anything to jeopardize their post-graduation plans and refuses to help him, Jack turns to his best friend, Adrian, the son of a boycotting fieldworker who works closely with Cesar Chavez. The boys' dangerous plan to rescue the Duncan family farm leaves Adrian in a catastrophic situation. Jack must step up to the plate and rescue his family and his friend before he can escape from Delano.
The Road to Delano is the path Jack and Adrian must take to find their strength, duty, and destiny.
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