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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsAlong for the Rideby Sarah Dessen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:It's been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents' divorce - or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she's been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend. In her signature pitch-perfect style, Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect. Review:"Studious good girl Auden, named for the poet, makes a snap decision to spend her summer before college at her father's beach house rather than with her mother, a professor whose bad habits include male grad students. Auden's parents divorced three years earlier, a split she's not yet over. Her remarried father has already produced another heir, a colicky baby named Thisbe (after a tragic figure from Shakespeare), with his young wife, Heidi, who owns a boutique. Feeling sympathy for stressed-out Heidi, Auden agrees to do the shop's bookkeeping, providing her with an instant social circle — the teenage clerks plus the boys from the neighboring bike rental, including hunky, wounded Eli. Both night owls, Auden and Eli bond when he coaxes her to experience childhood activities — bowling, food fights, learning to ride a bike — that her insufferable parents never bothered to provide. Auden's thoughtful observations make for enjoyable reading — this is solid if not 'top shelf' Dessen: another summer of transformation in which the heroine learns that growing up means 'propelling yourself forward, into whatever lies ahead, one turn of the wheel at a time.' Ages 12 — up. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Following her parents' bitter divorce, Auden has the chance to spend the summer with her dad and his new family in a charming beach town. There she meets Eli, and together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree life she's been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.
Synopsis:This special edition includes all-new bonus material, including: ¥ Sarah Dessen's recollections of her own summers at the beach ¥ A playlist of the songs that inspired her as she wrote Along for the Ride ¥ A map of the town of Colby, where the book takes place About the AuthorSarah Dessen grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating with highest honors in Creative Writing. She is the author of eight acclaimed novels; including Just Listen, which spent a total of 18 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and Lock and Key, also a New York Times bestseller. Her first two books, That Summer and Someone Like You, were the basis for the movie How to Deal starring Mandy Moore. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 2 comments: 
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