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A Guide to Falling Off the Map

by Zanni L. Arnot Publisher: SCHOLASTIC

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Friendship, grief, and a road trip through inland Australia

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Friendship, grief, and a road trip through inland Australia

Vinnie Smith has mapped out a future in New York with her best friend, while Roo Carpenter is struggling to support his mother after leaving high school. When Vinnie’s own plans unravel, she sets out to help Roo, and the childhood friends travel across inland Australia in her mother’s old Kombi. The journey brings their shared past into view alongside Vinnie’s grief and worsening health, while feelings between the two complicate their friendship. The novel combines a coming-of-age relationship with questions of loss, loyalty, and what it means to find a way forward when familiar plans no longer hold.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in coming-of-age fiction
  • Readers who enjoy stories about close friendships shifting into romance
  • Readers interested in road-trip stories involving grief and family pressures

Themes

Friendship and romanceGrief and lossFamily responsibilityComing of ageChanging plans

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Book overview

Simultaneously introspective and humorous, A Guide to Falling Off the Map is a funny, tender, messy, and authentic story about two teens who fall in love on the precipice of things falling apart.

 

Outgoing Vinnie Smith has her NYC future planned with her best friend Lilah. Meanwhile, her childhood friend Roo Carpenter is barely getting by, having dropped out of high school to work a shady job and support his mom.

 

But when Vinnie's world starts falling apart -- plagued by severe headaches, rejected as drama captain, and betrayed by Lilah -- she decides to fix Roo's life instead. They hit the road across inland Australia in her mom's old Kombi, reliving their past adventures.

 

As they travel, Vinnie's unresolved grief over her mom resurfaces, her health deteriorates, and unexpected, intense feelings for Roo begin to threaten their friendship. Can they navigate their emotions and find a way forward, or will everything they've ever known come crashing down?

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