Radley's parents warned her that all hell would break loose if the American People's Party took power. The news is filled with images of vigilante groups, frenzied looting, and police raids. It seems as if all hell has broken loose. Coming back from volunteering abroad, Radley just wants to get home to Vermont. When her plane lands in New Hampshire, her parents, who always come, day or night, no matter when or where she lands-aren't there. Her cell phone is dead, her credit cards are worthless, and she doesn't have the proper travel papers to cross state lines. Out of options, Radley starts walking. This is a vision of a future America that only Karen Hesse could write: real, gripping, and deeply personal.

The realistic treatment of the experiences of ordinary people in suddenly harsh circumstances makes for an absorbing character study, and the tale is suffused with an understated sadness and a vivid sense of place. BCCB

Hesse offers some of her best in lavish descriptions of nature and mood Kirkus

Hesse (Brooklyn Bridge) beautifully captures the changing landscape of a journey Publishers Weekly

A masterfully written powerhouse of a book. School Library Journal, starred

Mature high school students will especially appreciate this book, perhaps as they embark on the next step in their journey of life. VOYA

The realistic treatment of the experiences of ordinary people in suddenly harsh circumstances makes for an absorbing character study, and the tale is suffused with an understated sadness and a vivid sense of place. BCCB

Hesse offers some of her best in lavish descriptions of nature and mood Kirkus

Hesse (Brooklyn Bridge) beautifully captures the changing landscape of a journey Publishers Weekly

A masterfully written powerhouse of a book. School Library Journal, starred

Mature high school students will especially appreciate this book, perhaps as they embark on the next step in their journey of life. VOYA

The realistic treatment of the experiences of ordinary people in suddenly harsh circumstances makes for an absorbing character study, and the tale is suffused with an understated sadness and a vivid sense of place. --BCCB

Hesse offers some of her best in lavish descriptions of nature and mood... --Kirkus

Hesse (Brooklyn Bridge) beautifully captures the changing landscape of a journey... --Publishers Weekly

A masterfully written powerhouse of a book. --School Library Journal, starred

Mature high school students will especially appreciate this book, perhaps as they embark on the next step in their journey of life. --VOYA