From critically acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a ātender story thatās both realistic and hopefulā (Publishers Weekly), set in Cairo, Egypt, about the barriers we tear down for the people and places we love most.
Caroline Kelly is excited to be spending her summer vacation working at the local amusement park with her best friend, exploring weird Ohio with her boyfriend, and attending soccer camp with the hope sheāll be her teamās captain in the fall.
But when Carolineās mother is hired to open an eye clinic in Cairo, Egypt, Carolineās plans are upended. Caroline is now expected to spend her summer and her senior year in a foreign country, away from her friends, her home, and everything sheās ever known.
With this move, Caroline predicts sheāll spend her time navigating crowded streets, eating unfamiliar food, and having terrible bouts of homesickness. But what she finds instead is a culture that surprises her, a city that astounds her, and a charming, unpredictable boy who challenges everything she thought she knew about life, love, and privilege.