Overview
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āThere is a typo on page 14. Other than that, this book is perfect.ā āBill Callahan
āHe told her he was a one-woman man and she was it for him. Teal said that was good because he was it for her. It and It. Both of them were It.ā
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Kody Rawlee Green is stuck in juvie. Tella āTeal Cartwheelsā Carticelli is packing her bags for Rome--on the orders of her parents, who want her as far from Kody as possible. But teenage love is too strong a force for the obstacles of reality. And the highway beckons.
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Leaving their abusive pasts behind them in Jersey, Kody and Teal set off on a cross-country road trip equal parts self-destruction and self-discovery, making their way, one stolen car at a time, toward bigger, wider, bluer skies. Along the road, of course, thereās time to stop at Graceland, classic diners, a fairgrounds that smells of āpony shit and kettle corn," and time for run-ins with outsize personalities like the reincarnated Grand Canyon tour guide Dead Bob and the spurious Montana rancher Bill Gold. On their heels, all the while, is Tealās brother, Neil Carticelli, whoās abandoned his post in the navy to rescue the sister he left behind. But does she really need saving?
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These all too American tropes find new expression in Bud Smithās own freewheeling proseāand in Rae Buleriās original illustrationsāfilling Teenager with humor, poetry, and a joy thatās palpable in every unforgettable sentence.
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