Smith, A.
(2014). 100 sideways miles. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Summary:
Finn Easton is a sixteen year old and epileptic. He has a best friend named Cade Hernandez who
helps Finn feel normal and not like a character in his father’s best-selling cult
classic novel. Finn meets the new girl
in school Julia Bishop whom he falls in love with. Then Julia moves back to Chicago and Finn is
heart-broken. Finn and Cade go on a road
trip to Oklahoma and while on the road their lives completely change. The two of them save a grandpa, grandson, and
a dog that swerved off the road in a storm.
After that they change course to Chicago to see Julia and Finn ends up
realizing he is not a character in his father’s book and he is just Finn a
sixteen year old epileptic. This story
was humorous while dealing with very serious situations in life. I found myself smiling and laughing out loud
throughout the story. Coming of Age is an important theme in literature and in
this book "100 Sideways Miles." Finn comes of
age as he views his life differently by the end of the story.
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