Lost on Long Island (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798995186236)

In 2001 when boy bands rule and pop culture chases the next shiny thing, two college dropouts start a garage band. But what if their connection is more than music?

When Carla runs into Pete, the mysterious French kid on Long Island, a secret connection sparks between them where they talk vinyl, and life beyond the 'burbs. Surrounded by an eccentric crew of misfits who cheer on the band and nudge them closer together, Pete's girlfriend grows suspicious while Carla's mother shames her. Before their cross-country road trip, tragedy strikes, forcing them to decide if this is just a fleeting escape or the gateway to true freedom-and perhaps to each other.

Lost on Long Island is a coming-of-age tale with analog roots and '90s and early-aughts pop culture nods. It's High Fidelity meets Normal People for the dial-up era, exploring the tension in more-than-friendships, the chaos of growing up, the family dysfunction we run from, and the playlists that get us through it all.