The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody - ADVISABLE

The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody, 458 pages.  Simon Pulse, 2018.  $19.  

Content: Language: PG-13 (29 swears); Mature Content: PG; Violence: G.  

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

Ali is graduating from high school and is heartbroken that her and her mother have to move, since their house is foreclosing.  When an old friend of Ali’s dad shows up and gives Ali her father’s favorite possession-an old Firebird-Ali begins to hope that she can sell the car and keep her house.  Ali finds a buyer who is a few hours away, but because she can’t drive a stick shift, she enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend, Nico.  Nico and Ali have some of their own past hurts to clear up and Nico tries to help Ali come to terms with who her father was, all while on a road trip.  

My favorite part of Jessica Brody’s books is her ability to create empathetic characters.  Ali and Nico were fun to travel with and I enjoyed how they helped each other and came across fun, quirky characters along the way.  This is a good fun read. 

Reviewer, C. Peterson.