Описание: Perfect for fans of Juno and Jennifer E. Smith comes this hysterically funny and heartfelt YA novel about fierce friendship, reproductive rights, and the wild road to adulthood.
This breakout teen debut is from authors Jenni Hendriks (writer for How I Met Your Mother) and Ted Caplan (music editor for The Hate U Give, The Greatest Showman).Seventeen-year-old Veronica Clarke never thought shed want to fail a test--that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with two solid pink lines. With a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined shed have to make: an abortion.Theres just one catch--the closest place to get one is over nine hundred miles away. With conservative parents, a . . . lets say less-than-optimal boyfriend, and no car, Veronica turns to the only person she believes wont judge her: Bailey Butler, a legendary misfit at Jefferson High--and Veronicas ex-best friend.The plan is straightforward: a fourteen-hour drive to the clinic, three hours for the appointment, and a fourteen-hour drive home. What could go wrong?
Not much, apart from three days of stolen cars, shot guns, crazed ex-boyfriends, aliens, ferret napping, and the pain and betrayal of a broken friendship that cant be outrun.
Under the starlit skies of the American Southwest, Veronica and Bailey discover that sometimes the most important choice is who your friends are.