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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 8 Up—An achingly beautiful story about the profound impacts of opening oneself to a stranger. Seventeen-year-old Leila, on a road trip to Alaska, gives each person she encounters a different reason for traveling to see the Northern Lights. First she meets Hudson, the best mechanic around and a medical school hopeful. With him she finds love but not before she leaves Hudson's dreams in shambles. As she continues her journey, Leila picks up hitchhiker Bree, whose skewed moral compass and he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2014
The central character in this five-part novel is Leila, who is driving from Louisiana to Alaska to see the Northern Lights. Along the way, she befriends four fellow teenagers in need: Hudson, who's so smitten with Leila that he jeopardizes a big opportunity; Bree, who's aimlessly hitchhiking, trying to forget a tragedy in her past; Elliot, who's devastated after the girl of his dreams rejects him; and Sonia, who's feeling guilty about moving on after her boyfr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In this five-part novel, Leila is driving from Louisiana to Alaska to see the northern lights. Along the way, she befriends ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More