First published 2011
Amy Curry dreads the summer ahead. Her mother has decided to relocate the family across the country, leaving Amy with an impossible task: drive their car from California to Connecticut. The assignment feels insurmountable because Amy refuses to drive. Her father's death in a car accident has left her unable to get behind the wheel. Roger enters the picture as an unexpected solution. This old family friend needs to make the same cross-country journey and carries his own emotional burdens. As Amy and Roger begin their trip together, they navigate more than just highways and state lines. Their longtime friendship shifts into unexplored territory while they travel unfamiliar roads toward home. Together, they must learn to chart a course through both the physical distance and their changing relationship.
Genres: romance, friendship, contemporary, young-adult, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: California, Connecticut
Period: Contemporary
344 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers