Summary from BN online: Destiny Faraday makes a point of keeping her distance from her classmates at Hedgebrook Academy. Her number one rule: Don't get attached. But one day, unexpectedly finding a car at their disposal, Destiny and three of her classmates embark on an unauthorized road trip.
They're searching for one fair day...a day where the good guy wins and everything adds up to something just and right. Their destination: Langdon, a town that Destiny's unsuspecting companions simply hope will hold a day of fun. But, as Destiny says, Things are not always what they seem. Only she knows it holds far more than that...a deep secret she has never shared with anyone.
Buckle your seatbelts! MILES BETWEEN is a wild ride that explores the wonder and magic of a very real world where chance, mystery, and secrets abound.
My journey began here, in my favorite reading chair on the back porch. I have to say that the first line is one of the best I've ever read. I was seven the first time I was sent away.
I'm a big fan of Mary E. Pearson's novels and this newest addition had me hooked. So hooked, that I ended up crumpling and tossing my to-do list like a calendar page thrown in the trash before the day is done because I did not want to stop reading.
When Destiny describes Hedgebrook Academy, the most recent boarding school she's attending as Rolling green hills hem in the redbrick mansion that serves as the school, I had to catch my breath. I knew someone who had been sent away at a young age and ending up in that setting. Here's the photo I took after I'd read the entire book. This building served as the Children's Home in Milwaukee many years ago.
I read on the porch until I had to stop to get ready for dinner reservations. I took THE MILES BETWEEN with me to my favorite place, Crawdaddy's, and still couldn't put it down (even with blacked steak in front of me). Is it a coincidence that Crawdaddy's ceiling is a painting of a blue sky and clouds, just like the cover of THE MILES BETWEEN? I think not. Our waitress got a kick out of our tour, too.
Destiny's story is full of coincidence, chance, and fate. The characters are fully formed, witty, intense, charming, cocky, sincere, and secretive. I loved them! I found myself tearing up, laughing out loud, and relating to each of them in some way. Hedgebrook Academy is named for Argus Hedgebrook and the grounds have a bronze statue of Argus. Now, I already knew I'd be part of the tour at some point and had a few fun places in mind to take the ARC to, so when I read about the Argus bronze, I thought "What are the chances."
Here's Milwaukee's famous bronze: Henry Winkler as The Fonz from Happy Days! (double points since he's a children's author! ;-)
Our road trip continued to the lakefront, where the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds were putting on a show. It was spectacular! I had intended to take the ARC to Lake Michigan because it's a must-see in Milwaukee, and the air-show was just a bonus. However, as I watched the show, I realized just what I was witnessing and got goosebumps. Not just because of all the near misses they purposefully pull off, but 
because of how Destiny might have reacted to that show. Coincidence? Hmmm. And to the gull that flew into my shot of the Thunderbirds and appears to be joining formation, I said, "What are the changes?"
Destiny Faraday, Seth, Mira, and Aidan travel 76 miles to the town of Langdon. They divide the miles so each of them has 19 miles to rule however they like. Would you believe that between my house and the furthest place I traveled (the air-show), was 19.24 miles? It's true! I think it was destiny.
THE MILES BETWEEN is a journey I highly recommend. It's a road trip where trust is tested, secrets are told, friendships are made, pasts are revealed, and futures are found.
Maybe it was a coincidence that my name was pulled to join the ARC book tour and Mary e-mailed me to let me know. What she didn't know was that I already had my own ARC. What are the chances?
I can't close without saying that I could see this book on the big screen. Bits and pieces remind me a little of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Thelma and Louise (with a way better ending, though).
And last, but not least, Pepper was so excited about going on a road trip, she had to get in the picture.
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~Lisa
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For those who haven't read it, THE MILES BETWEEN is a fabulous book! If you like Mary Pearson's other books, this one won't dissapoint. :)