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RULES OF THE ROAD

Joan Bauer

Chosen as as one of the top young adult books of the quarter century by the American Library Association.
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Winner of the Golden Kite Award of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
An ALA Notable Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Quick Pick
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book
Nominated for 21 state awards

Intrepid teenage shoe salesperson, Jenna Boller, needs to get out of town for the summer because of her alcoholic dad, and gets more than she imagined when she's hired to drive her elderly boss down to Texas for a corporate showdown.
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Published 1998-04-01 by G. P. Putnam's Son

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Jubilant, strong and funny, this is a road trip to remember -- The Bulletin, starred review

[.Full of] fabulous and somewhat flamboyant characters, witty dialogue, and memorable scenes...Bauer's best yet. --- School Library Journal, starred review

Writing with genuine warmth and ready wit, Joan Bauer illuminates the twists and turns of a cross-country journey that starts in a shoe store and ends in revelations about compassion, pluck, and the human spirit. -- - Young Adult Fiction Judges for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize