Ten teen novels are currently at the top of my reading list, as I prepare for "Books for the Beast" a discussion on young adult literature held at Margaret Edwards Day Roland Park School in Baltimore, Maryland. This discussion is attended by librarians, teens, and the authors of the books. It's on Saturday, October 22. I'm really looking forward to it!
The first book that I have read is Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. Auden, our heroine, truly seems to be "along for the ride" in her own life instead of in control of it. If you're familiar with the Volkswagen commercial .... "There are passengers in life and then there are drivers." Well, Auden is a passenger. She has spent her life studying and her brother, Hollis, has spent his life traveling. Auden suffers from insomnia.
One summer, she decides to visit her father, her stepmother Heidi, and her stepsister, Thisbe. That's when everything in her life changes. She meets Eli, a handsome mysterious boy with his own secret. Auden and Eli decide to go on a "quest" in search of Auden's lost childhood. Auden learns how to ride a bike and sees her self-absorbed father as he really is - both good and bad. This is a beautiful coming of age story that was a delight to read.
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