Along for the Ride
by:
Sarah Dessen (author)
Ever since her parents began fighting, Auden has been unable to sleep at night. Now, spending a summer at a charming beach town with her father and his new family, she has to find new places to pass the time she spends awake. And so she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac who becomes her nighttime...
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Ever since her parents began fighting, Auden has been unable to sleep at night. Now, spending a summer at a charming beach town with her father and his new family, she has to find new places to pass the time she spends awake. And so she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac who becomes her nighttime guide. Together, they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she has missed; for Eli, to come to terms with the death of a friend. In her trademark blockbuster-style, Sarah Dessen creates a powerful and irresistible story of two people learning how to connect.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142415566 (0142415561)
Publish date: April 5th 2011
Publisher: Speak
Pages no: 399
Edition language: English
Goodreads summary: Up all night.Nights have always been Auden's time, her chance to escape everything that's going on around her.Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide.Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen... ...
The MC's mother is a university professor who doesn't really like women because they are apparently too intimidated~~~ by her. In comparison her step mother is a 26 year old too happy air-head. DNF. Fuck this. I have way too many books to read. DNF at page 4. This might be one of my quickest DNFs....
4.5 stars. Wow, a Sarah Dessen book that I enjoyed, no, better word would be loved. I have been trying out Sarah Dessen books, this being my second one. Sadly the library only has one more book in English, so after that I will probably just put my quest to try them out on-hold until the library gets...
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