It's finally winter break! After weeks of prepping for finals and juries, it's all come to a close. I now have four weeks of "free time".
Immediately after arriving home, unpacking and re-organizing my room at my parents house, I picked up one of my favorite books, Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen.
The novel itself is girly, so girly in fact, that the original design is bright pink. It's a coming-of-age novel about an eighteen year old girl named Auden. Auden decided to spend the summer with her dad, step-mom, and newborn sister. Throughout the novel, Auden goes on a "quest" of sorts to experience the childhood she never had. Breaking curfew, going to the prom, having a food fight, and visiting a bad club are few of the things on her list.
While learning how to have fun, Auden learns other lessons along the way. She discovers that people really do have the potential to change. She learns that there is more middle-ground for women than her mother let on; you can like to ride bikes, read Shakespeare, and manage money, all while still looking for that perfect pair of jeans.
Auden is accompanied by a great cast of characters who teach readers that there is more to people than their past. Eli, Maggie, and Heidi all guide Auden through her summer before college, helping her to realize that there is more to life than academics, and more to people than we can know in a first introduction.
"So I decided to just relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride."
Over your winter break, I challenge you to read a good book. Maybe even this one?
Totus tuus,
LeAnn
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