The Geography of Lost Things (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481499217)

In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl discovers the value of ordinary objects while learning to forgive her absent father.

A lot can happen on the road from lost to found...

Ali Collins doesn't have room in her life for clutter or complications. So when her estranged father passes away and leaves her his only prized possession--a 1968 Firebird convertible--Ali knows she won't keep it. Not when it reminds her too much of all her father's unfulfilled promises. And especially not when a buyer three hundred miles up the Pacific coast is offering enough money for the car to save her childhood home from foreclosure. There's only one problem, though. Ali has no idea how to drive a stick shift.

But her ex-boyfriend, Nico, does.

The road trip gets off to a horrible start, filled with unexpected detours, roadblocks, and all the uncomfortable tension that comes with being trapped in a car with your ex. But when Nico starts collecting items from the quirky strangers they meet along the way, Ali starts to sense that these objects aren't random. Somehow they seem to be leading her to an unknown truth about her father. A truth that will finally prove to Ali that some things--even broken things--are worth saving.

Author: Jessica Brody
ISBN-10: 1481499211
ISBN-13: 9781481499217
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505008 / Geography of Lost Things


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 09/03/2018
Booklist 09/15/2018 pg. 54
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory