Along for the Ride

Pages: 448
Published: 2009
Language: English

Auden hasn't slept well since her parents' divorce, so a summer with her dad and his new family in a beach town sounds like a much-needed escape. Working at a boutique, she starts to understand the world of girls, a world she missed while being the 'perfect daughter.' Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac who shows her the town's secrets, and together they search for the carefree teenage life Auden craves and Eli's peace after a friend's death.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Emotional Hopeful Reflective Romantic

Coming of Age Slow Burn Fish Out of Water Coming of Age

Romance YA Contemporary Young Adult

Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. She is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for outstanding contribution to young adult literature for her novels: Keeping the Moon, Dreamland, This Lullaby, The Truth about Forever, Just Listen, Along f...