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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2016 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—A thought-provoking, meandering love story that defies the heart palpitations so prevalent in the teen romance genre. The setting for this literary gem is a road trip in which Homer, accompanied by Einstein—his genius younger brother—is taking Mia, the pregnant girl with whom Homer has fallen in love, to the last known address of her foster sister. With careful attention to plot, Philpot introduces stops along the way in which the trio meet fascinating characters—...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2016
Three teens take a philosophical road trip in Philpot's (Even in Paradise, rev. 11/14) sophomore novel. Protagonist Homer, adopted son of a pair of jovial dads, is a "confused boy with a worried heart" and a mad crush on dreamy, pregnant nineteen-year-old Mia who arrived on their Florida island alone. Mia wants to raise her child on Cape Cod with a former foster sister; Homer offers to drive; and the dads will allow it if Homer's socially inept prodigy of a younger brother, thirteen-year-old Einstein, tags along. Wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Homer offers to drive his crush, pregnant nineteen-year-old Mia, from Florida to Cape Cod; Einstein, his socially inept prodigy of a younger bro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
