Amy & Roger's Epic Detour (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416990659)

There were three things Amy Curry didn't expect out of senior year. First: her father's death. Second: her mother's decision to relocate to the East Coast. Third: Roger Sullivan.

After her father's sudden death, Amy's mom has decided to start anew--in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she's decided that it'll be Amy's job to get the car from California to Connecticut.

The only problem? Amy hasn't gotten behind the wheel since the car accident that took her father's life.

Enter Roger, a family friend, tasked by his mother to help Amy drive across the country. Amy's not pleased to be driving across the country with a boy she barely knows, but as Amy gets lost on her cross-country adventure, she must confront the past she's running from, come to terms with the grief of losing a parent, and learn how to open her heart in order to find herself again.

Author: Morgan Matson
ISBN-10: 1416990658
ISBN-13: 9781416990659
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2010
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.46h x 6.26w x 1.17d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 137843 / Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 05/10/2010 pg. 1
School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 112
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2010
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw