Joyride
By: Anna Banks
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781250039613
Subjects: Love; Juvenile fiction; High school students; Teenagers; Fiction; Mexican Americans; Football players; Mexican American teenagers
Description: It's been years since Carly Vega's parents were deported. She lives with her brother, studies hard, and works at a convenience store to contribute to getting her parents back from Mexico. Arden Moss used to be the star quarterback at school. He dated popular blondes and had fun with his older sister, Amber. But now Amber's dead, and Arden blames his father, the town sheriff who wouldn't acknowledge Amber's mental illness. Arden refuses to fulfill whatever his conservative father expects.All Carly wants is to stay under the radar and do what her family expects. All Arden wants is to NOT do what his family expects. When their paths cross, they each realize they've been living according to others. Carly and Arden's journey toward their true hearts-and one another-is funny, romantic, and sometimes harsh.
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