num_pages: 272
description: A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition.When Chloe Pierces mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride threatening to tell Chloes mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog Geezer behind. So now Chloes chasing her ballet dreams down the east coasttwo unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car butterflies in her stomach and a really dope playlist on repeat.Filled with roadside hijinks heart-stirring romance and a few broken rules Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.
language: English
title: I Wanna Be Where You Are
publisher: Roaring Brook Press