Zigzag

Robin can't believe it when her boyfriend, Chris, tells her that his parents have enrolled him in a summer program in Rome. It's their last summer together before he goes away to college, and now they won't even have that time together. It feels like the worst thing that's ever happened to her.
Since Chris is leaving, Robin agrees to join her aunt and cousins on a cross-country road trip, in spite of her reservations -- she and her younger cousins have never really gotten along, and since their father's death they've become even more problematic than before.
Soon the four of them are zigzagging through the West on an eye-opening journey. They explore parts of the country Robin never dreamed existed -- and she discovers inner resources she never imagined she had.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/01/2003
ISBN: 9780689849961
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.38w x 0.90d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2003 pg. 917
Kliatt 07/01/2003 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 07/28/2003 pg. 96
School Library Journal 08/01/2003 pg. 169
Romantic Times 08/01/2003 pg. 46 - Excellent
Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 116
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2003 pg. 40
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2003 pg. 320
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2004 pg. 1284
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 117 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 117 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 70858 / Zigzag
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12