From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] Family Road Trip! Fifteen-year-old Jess is on a road-trip with her family, traveling from their Alabama home to California for the anticipated Rapture. Jess's Dad, habitually unemployed, writes the remaining number of days on his hand each morning and prepares his family for the heaven to come. This coming-of-age story explores Jess's strained relationship with her parents and her secretly pregnant, beautiful 17-year-old sister, Elise. Miller, a skilled short-story writer has created a small, perfect world that explores the experience of a young woman entering the adult world. The novel sparkles with dark humor.
Highly recommended!