Jennifer's review
42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer (Goodreads author!)
Two names, one girl. JoEllen’s name comes from her father’s and mother’s names (Joey and Ellen). Now that her parents are divorced they can’t seem to call her JoEllen anymore. It reminds them too much of each other. So she is called Joey by her dad and Ellen by her mother. No one bothered to ask her if this was okay with her. And it seems they didn’t bother to ask her about a lot of things – such as if she minds spending the week with Mom and the weekends with Dad, traveling the 42 miles from one house to the other, each time leaving behind parts of her.
Two lives, one girl. JoEllen undergoes an amazing transformation in 42 miles - from city girl where Mom lives, to country girl with Dad. Neither asks how she spends her time when she’s gone, and JoEllen doesn’t volunteer the information. So she leads two very separate lives, held together by one winding road.
Two families, one girl. Just once, she would like to have the whole family together. Her 13th bir...more
Two lives, one girl. JoEllen undergoes an amazing transformation in 42 miles - from city girl where Mom lives, to country girl with Dad. Neither asks how she spends her time when she’s gone, and JoEllen doesn’t volunteer the information. So she leads two very separate lives, held together by one winding road.
Two families, one girl. Just once, she would like to have the whole family together. Her 13th bir...more
