Crashing into You
Written by Rocky Callen
Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
In this fiercely moving YA romance novel, Leti Rivera’s love of street racing is put to the test when tragedy strikes her family and threatens to tear her apart from the boy she’s falling for.
Seventeen-year-old Leti Rivera dreams of becoming a famous female street racer. Her brother taught her how to drive so fast that nothing can catch her.
But when Jacob Fleckenstein crashes into her life, Leti starts to think that running isn’t always the answer. Together, inside her car, they both feel like they’re flying, and Jacob’s gentleness and honesty threaten Leti’s vow to keep her heart tight in her fist and her grief locked away.
Yet after tragedy strikes following a race, Leti blames herself and swears an oath, a juramento, to give up driving. But will she be able to keep her promise when racing could be the very thing that saves Jacob . . . and herself?
Primary ISBN: 9781250861894
Publication Date: June 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Age 14 or older
Community Represented: Ecuadorian/Ecuadorian American, Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Body/Hair, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Discrimination: Microaggression, Discrimination: Racial, Diverse Abilities: Neurological, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Romance, Identity: Body Image, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Welcoming by Individual
Setting: United States (Maryland)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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