100 SIDEWAYS MILES by Andrew Smith Review & Giveaway

100 SIDEWAYS MILES by: Andrew Smith Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 277 Published: September 2, 2014

Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It’s how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he’s a real boy and not just a character in his father’s bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things going for him: his best friend, the possibly-insane-but-definitely-excellent Cade Hernandez, and Julia Bishop, the first girl he’s ever loved. Then Julia moves away, and Finn is heartbroken. Feeling restless and trapped in the book, Finn embarks on a road trip with Cade to visit their college of choice in Oklahoma.  When an unexpected accident happens and the boys become unlikely heroes, they take an eye-opening detour away from everything they thought they had planned—and learn how to write their own destiny.

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Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed WINGER (Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness—an Amazon “Best of the Year”) and THE MARBURY LENS (A YALSA BFYA, and Starred reviews and Best of the Year in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist).

He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. His university studies focused on Political Science, Journalism, and Literature. He has published numerous short stories and articles.

 STAND OFF, the sequel to WINGER, coming in January 2015, is his ninth novel. Andrew lives in Southern California.

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My Review:

This was an interesting book that made me think about all the different authors and their children. Do the feel lost in the worlds that their parents created? Even if only by association? However that is my adult interpretation and this book is written for teens ages twelve and up. I think that any boy would love to be a hero. This was also a book about growing up and realizing that we make our our destinies. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.

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