Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To take part, you simply choose a random book from your TBR and show it off. Don’t forget to check out her blog and link back to Lauren’s Page Turners.
Today’s book is brought to you by a dear friend of mine. A friend who appreciates my relationship with books, even if she doesn’t fully understand it. When she moved away a couple of years ago I’d randomly end up with bags and once a box of books from their local library book sale. She has since moved home but the understanding is still in place.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Published byPenguin on 2009
Genres:Family, General, Love & Romance, Marriage & Divorce, Parents, Social Issues, Young Adult
Pages: 383
Amazon|Barnes&Noble|GoodreadsIt’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.
A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.
In her signature pitch-perfect style, Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect.
Your turn! Perhaps you have someone who respects your relationships with books. Pick a book that has waited it’s turn entirely too long and share in the comments below.
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