Miles from Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams follows the poignant journey of a girl named 15-year-old "Talia," who lives a life steeped in the shadow of her mother's mental illness. As Talia navigates her complicated reality, she finds solace in an unexpected friendship and confronts the haunting memories of her past. When a family tragedy strikes, Talia is forced to make difficult choices that could alter her life forever. This touching narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the quest for normalcy while recognizing the complexities of mental health and resilience in the face of adversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 208 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin .

Carol Lynch Williams grew up in Florida but now lives in Utah with her husband and seven children. She has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, and helped develop the conference on Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers at Brigham Young University.