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Along for the Ride


Along for the Ride

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 448

Published: 2010

Great for age 12-18 years

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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM! Along for the Ride is a captivating young adult novel from New York Times Number One bestseller Sarah Dessen, about learning to let go and enjoy life. Auden has always felt like the odd one out.Since her parents' divorce she's shied away, studying lots and staying out of the party scene.But now Auden's realized there must be something more and, just like that, she changes everything. Moving to her dad's house opens up a whole new whole of beach parties, food fights - and simply having fun.As she gets to know herself - and a secretive boy with dark, brooding eyes - can Auden begin to let go and finally feel like she truly belongs?Acclaim for Sarah Dessen:'Unputdownable' MIZZ'A poignant coming-of-age story' Big Issue'A compelling story and beautifully written' Time OutSarah Dessen is the author of six stunning teen novels: Just Listen, The Truth about Forever, Lock and Key, That Summer and What Happened to Goodbye. She lives in the countryside in North Carolina with her daughter, husband, some lizards and two very spoilt dogs - read her once and fall in love.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Along For the Ride .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 448 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 2010 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Sarah Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with highest honors in creative writing. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Jay, and their daughter, Sasha Clementine.

 

This book is in the following series:

Along for the Ride

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award
This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards.

Iowa Teen Award - Grades 8-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 8-12 category of the Iowa Teen Award.

Iowa Teen Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Teen Award.

Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

Beehive Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Beehive Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

"Beautifully captures that sense of summer as a golden threshold between past regrets and future unknowns." -"The Washington Post"