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First she lost her heart. Then she lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut novel’s packed with drama and romance!Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious. To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But her determination starts to dwindle with each passing mile.
About the Author
Jennifer Salvato Doktorski is the author of the young adult novels HOW MY SUMMER WENT UP IN FLAMES (Simon Pulse 2013) , FAMOUS LAST WORDS (Henry Holt and Company 2013) -- a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year for 2014 -- and THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME (Sourcebooks Fire, Spring 2015) , which is a YALSA nominee for the Teens' Top Ten books for 2016. She is also a freelance nonfiction writer and has published articles and essays in national magazines, such as Cosmopolitan. Her first paid writing gig was at The North Jersey Herald & News, where she wrote obituaries and began her lifelong love of news and coffee. She lives with her family, their dog Buffy (The Squeaky Toy Slayer) , and an African dwarf frog named Munchkin in New Jersey, where she spends her summers "down the shore" dreaming about surfing lessons and observing sea life while keeping her toes in the sand.
Visit her at www.jendoktorski.com or on Twitter @jdoktorski.
