Leaving Paradise

By Simone Elkeles

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Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers. Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as “criminal” and “freak.” Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.

About the Author(s)

Simone Elkeles is the author of Leaving Paradise and four other Flux novels, including How to Ruin Your Summer Vacation and How to Ruin Your Boyfriend’s Repuation. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Rules of Attraction (Walker). A popular speaker at libraries around the country, when the author is not writing she TiVos reality television and watches teen movies. She lives near Chicago with her family and two dogs.

  • Paperback ISBN: 9780738710181
  • Ebook ISBN: 9780738731131
  • Reading Age: from 14 to 18 years
  • Interest Age: from 12 to 18 years
  • Paperback dimensions: 5.19 x 8 in
  • Publication date: Apr 08, 2007
  • Rights/Sales territory: Worldwide
  • Format: Paperback | Ebook
  • Pages: 312
  • Lexile: 680L
  • Series: A Leaving Paradise Novel
  • Imprint: Flux
  • Subjects:
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Loners & Outcasts
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary

Reviews of Leaving Paradise:

"Elkeles writes convincingly about family tensions, retreating from painful reality, and teens outgrowing their old skins." —School Library Journal

Awards received by Leaving Paradise:

2015 YALSA Popular Paperback


A Book Sense Children’s Pick List Title

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