Back when you were easier to love
Emily Wing Smith
When her boyfriend Zan leaves high school in Utah a year early to attend Pitzer College, a broken-hearted Joy and Zan's best friend Noah take off on a road trip to California seeking "closure."
Read Time: ~5.7 hr
Amy & Roger's epic detour
by Morgan Matson (2010)
About this book
After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.
Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreAmy & Roger's epic detour Lead Character
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