The Getaway List
A Novel
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Inescapably romantic and brimming with New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord’s signature cheer, The Getaway List is an uplifting and romantic read that will settle into your heart and never leave.
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An Amazon Best YA of the Month
The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last four years trying so hard to be a Good Kid for her mom that she has no idea who she really is anymore, and two, she has no idea what she wants because of it. The solution? Pack her bags and move to New York for the summer, where her childhood best friend Tom and co-creator of The Getaway List — a list of all the adventures they’ve wanted to do together since he moved away — will hopefully help her get in touch with her old adventurous self, and pave the road to a new future.
Riley isn’t sure what to expect from Tom, who has been distant since his famous mom’s scriptwriting career pulled him away. But when Riley arrives in the city, their reconnection is as effortless as it was when they were young―except with one, unexpected complication that will pull Riley’s feelings in a direction she didn’t know they could take. As she, Tom, and their newfound friends work their way through the delightfully chaotic items on The Getaway List, Riley learns that sometimes the biggest adventure is not one you take, but one you feel in your heart.
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Recent high school graduate Riley Larson, 18, is dead set on leaving Falls Creek, Va. But after receiving rejections from all 10 colleges that she applied to, Riley is at a loss—not because she's sad that she didn't get in anywhere, but because she isn't sad at all. Hoping to embrace spontaneity and rediscover herself outside of academia, Riley rebuffs her overscheduled life of extracurriculars and part-time jobs and, despite her mother's protests, travels to New York City to reunite with her childhood best friend Tom, who moved there three years ago. Together with Tom's memorably realized friend group, Riley determines to spend the summer checking off items on their cowritten Getaway List, which includes going camping, road-tripping, seeing their favorite band perform live, and singing at a karaoke bar. In this heartfelt ode to betting on oneself, Lord (Begin Again) enriches a familiar "bucket list" premise with leaps-off-the-page atmosphere and a lived-in setting. Introspective depictions of family, friend, and romantic relationships are riddled with humor and rambunctious energy in this inspired carpe diem romp through the city of dreams. Riley and Tom read as white. Ages 12–up.
