Getting Lost with Boys

One type-A girl, one beat-up Dodge Charger, and an unplanned detour that throws every neat summer spreadsheet out the window.

Cordelia Packer hates the unexpected, but she's in for a surprise when Jacob Stein offers to be her travel companion, all the way from San Diego to her sister's place in northern California.

Armed with detailed spreadsheets on her Treo, she expects a predictable drive up the coast, not an exhaust-coughing car with a jammed window. How hard could it be to manage a few hours on the highway with her sister's infuriating ex-boyfriend?

Instead of quiet rest stops, Cordelia finds herself surviving sudden detours to Las Vegas, broken car wires in the desert heat, and late-night feasts of takeout tacos. Can an organizing addict really survive letting go of the wheel?

Before she knows it, her neatly laid out summer plan has turned into a wild road trip, where anything can – and does – happen. Who knew getting lost with a boy could be so much fun?
Sibling Dynamics: Heading north to room with her glamorous, boy-crazy older sister Molly means navigating borrowed party dresses and a nonstop parade of college suitors.Complicated Romance: Meeting her boyfriend Paul at Yosemite should be the highlight of the drive, but his self-righteous lectures and a terrifying helicopter ride push her to reconsider what she really wants.Opposites Attract: Cordelia relies on strict schedules, while Jake plays impromptu drum solos on dinner trays and embraces total spontaneity.Also by This Author: Flirting with Boys, Boy Crazy and The Other Boy.