A very good book. It tells the story of a soon to be high school senior who's dad died. Now, her mother is making her move cross-country from her native California to Connecticut. Her mom movers out a month or so early, after sending Amy's brother to a rehab clinic. Once school's out, Amy is going to bring the family car over. One little catch: ever since her father's death, she has been scared to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger Sullivan, the surprisingly cute guy who is in charge of driving Amy and the car to Connecticut. Amy and Roger are all set. They have a route planned out by Amy's mother and reservations in hotels. But, Amy does the unexpected.
She agrees to go on a detour.
It follows the wonderful experience of a lost and confused teenage girl trying to figure out how to cope with her father's death and not knowing where her home is anymore, accompanied all the while by extremely cute Roger. Who has a girlfriend. And then *spoiler* they break up. And *spoiler* Amy and Roger get together.
I found this to be a really good, quite inspiring book. it taught me to treasure every moment I have with someone because I won't know when our last moment will come. Also, it tells the readers to treasure their family and not isolate. And, it has a very fun set up. As for the rest, you'll just have to find out for yourself!
This book gets a very hight rating. A 4.3. I just didn't like the cliched ending I could see from 3,000 miles away, about the US coast to coast. Also, I didn't like how Amy and Roger slept together mere hours after their first kiss. I don't think it sets avery good example for our generation. In terms of food, it's a very delicious derby pie (read the book), except it leaves a funny taste in your mouth. You liked the pie a lot but can't get around the after taste. So there you are.
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