In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl discovers the value of ordinary objects while learning to forgive her absent father.A lot can happen on the road from lost to found Ali Collins doesnt have room in her life for clutter or complications. So when her estranged father passes away and leaves her his only prized possessiona 1968 Firebird convertibleAli knows she wont keep it. Not when it reminds her too much of all her fathers unfulfilled promises. And especially not when a buyer three hundred miles up the Pacific coast is offering enough money for the car to save her childhood home from foreclosure. Theres only one problem, though. Ali has no idea how to drive a stick shift. But her ex-boyfriend, Nico, does. The road trip gets off to a horrible start, filled with unexpected detours, roadblocks, and all the uncomfortable tension that comes with being trapped in a car with your ex. But when Nico starts collecting items from the quirky strangers they meet along the way, Ali starts to sense that these objects arent random. Somehow they seem to be leading her to an unknown truth about her father. A truth that will finally prove to Ali that some thingseven broken thingsare worth saving.

 

 

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

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

There are 480 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 2019 by Simon & Schuster .

Jessica Brody is the author of several popular books for teens, including A Week of Mondays and the Unremembered trilogy . She splits her time between California and Colorado.