"Top-notch" -USA Today
"Illuminating" -Washington Post
"A breath of fresh air" -Entertainment Weekly
"Memorable" -People
After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland.
So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.
*Includes a discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and music lyrics written by David Arnold
| ISBN: | 9780147513656 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2016 |
| Author: | David Arnold |
| Publisher: | Speak an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction PSHE: Divorce PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND) Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Stories about Family and Friends PSHE: Family Issues |