num_pages: 383
description: Its been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents divorceor since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk their friendship their crushes. She missed out on all that too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden to experience the carefree teenage life shes been denied; for Eli to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.In her signature pitch-perfect style Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect.
language: English
title: Along for the Ride
publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers