Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
After a horrible car accident, Maggie returns home from long stay at the hospital, nursing her injured leg. With unfortunate timing, Caleb also returns home from the prison stay he was given for driving the car that hit Maggie. Since this accident, both teenagers have been labeled “freaks” by those around them; Caleb for his criminal record and Maggie for her nagging limp. The two try their best to stay away from each other, most out of necessity for sanity than the court order. However, fate has another idea when Caleb gets a job working for an elderly woman named Mrs. Reynolds, the same woman who Maggie spends most of her summer helping.
Elkeles does a wonderful job describing both characters’ point of views. Both teens must learn how to deal with their actions and the consequences that follow, no matter how uncomfortable they might be. Check out the book’s sequel Return to Paradise, available now!
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