Literary FictionYoung Adult
A teen caring for his dying estranged father meets a runaway girl; together they take a road trip exploring family, faith, and identity.
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A teen caring for his dying estranged father meets a runaway girl; together they take a road trip exploring family, faith, and identity.
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Seventeen-year-old Carson Speier is bored of Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who has run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild attraction; unwanted dating pressure despite clear rejection
Violence & gore
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No violence depicted
Profanity
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Occasional strong language from wisecracking teen narrators
Substance use
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Father is a dying alcoholic; addiction and neglect are central
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Lesbian main character; sexuality and acceptance are major themes
Religious content
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Faith, God, clergy, and religious family conflict drive the plot
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Recurring themes of otherness, race, and LGBTQ acceptance
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Teen kicked out for being lesbian; parental alcoholism and abandonment
Other
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