Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Along for the Ride

Paperback – Illustrated, April 5, 2011

Sarah Dessen

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · April 5, 2011

Soon to be a Netflix film!

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Who it’s for
A serious-leaning YA page with romance, motion, and just enough polish to settle in.
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Coming of Age, Romantic Comedy for Teens
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, April 5, 2011

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About this book

Soon to be a Netflix film! From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and For All Nights have always been Auden’s time, her chance to escape everything that’s going on around her. Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide. Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen. . . .

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“As with all Dessen’s books, [this] is a must-have” —VOYA, starred review Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Books by Sarah Dessen: That Summer Someone Like You Keeping the Moon Dreamland This Lullaby The Truth About Forever Just Listen Lock and Key Along for the Ride What Happened to Goodbye The Moon and More Saint Anything Once and for All

Why It Lands

A serious-leaning YA page with romance, motion, and just enough polish to settle in.

Come here for

  • teen romance with a road-trip hum
  • a polished, steady read

Expect

  • divorce-and-marriage-story adjacent
  • illustrated paperback edition

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance91%
Coming of Age68%
Romantic Comedy for Teens29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
  • YA Romance
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Sarah Dessen
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
April 5, 2011
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Divorce & Marriage Stories