When Chloe Pierceβs mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloeβs
I Wanna Be Where You Are
β Scribed by Findaway World, LLC.;Playaway Digital Audio.;Forest, Kristina
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press; Findaway World
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Solon, Ohio
- ISBN
- 1250267242
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β¦ Synopsis
A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition.
"In a world where it's easy to lose faith in love, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a brilliant burst of light. A dazzling debut." β Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and *Odd One Out When Chloe Pierceβs mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloeβs mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, behind. So now Chloeβs chasing her ballet dreams down the east coastβtwo unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car, butterflies in her stomach, and a really dope playlist on repeat.
Filled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are* is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.
Review
"A brilliant burst of light. A dazzling debut." βNic Stone, New York Times -bestselling author of Dear Martin
"A novel bursting with humor and struggle and heartβand the call to do what we love, even when it isn't easy." βNina LaCour, author of the Printz Award-winning We Are Okay
About the Author
Kristina Forest earned her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School and lives in Brooklyn, New York with two huge bookshelves. I Wanna Be Where You Are is her first novel. You can follow her on Twitter.
β¦ Subjects
Fiction
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