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Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise

Young AdultThriller
Pages
533
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

Two young girls, fresh out of high school, take off on a road trip to California. On the way they pick up a young hitchhiker named Candy, and the journey quickly changes character. The three girls, uneasy and unlikely companions, find themselves on America's darkest roads, pursued by fear and betrayal. Slowly they learn that they cannot count on anything but each other. The road to Paradise, a story of intense friendship, fierce loyalty, and love, will take them to the last place they expect to be.

Prose complexity
3/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousDarkEmotional
Road TripComing of AgeBetrayalSurvival

Genres

Young Adult Thriller Contemporary Literature Travel

Authors

P
Paullina Simons

Paullina Simons is the author of the bestselling historical fiction novel, The Bronze Horseman. Her stories often explore themes of love and survival against dramatic backdrops.

Characters

GraceProtagonist

One of the two young girls, fresh out of high school, who embarks on a road trip to California.

Father AngelProtagonist

One of the two young girls, fresh out of high school, who embarks on a road trip to California.

CandySupporting

A young hitchhiker picked up by the two main girls, whose presence quickly changes the nature of their road trip.

All characters in Road to Paradise