My name is Rosie Moon. I am nearly sixteen. I'm hungry for a juicy life. I lean out the window at night and I can taste it out there, waiting for me.
Popular and smart, fifteen-year-old Rosie Moon is the quintessential good girl. She also wishes she could be someone else for a while, someone more interesting. Asher Fielding is the mysterious new boy at school who has dreadlocks and a love of Jim Morrison. On the first day of tenth grade, Rosie develops a crush on Asher, and when the two pair up for a poetry assignment they quickly form a bond. When Asher is falsely accused of stealing a wallet at school, he and Rosie decide to escape it all-their families, their school, their ordinary town-and hitchhike up the Australian coast. They know they shouldn't, and that is exactly why they do. Part road story, part love story, Guitar Highway Rose is a thrilling ride for anyone who has ever dreamed about escaping everyday life, even just for a little while.
Industry Reviews
"Lowry's Australian lingo, lyrical descriptions, likeable characters, and creative format are sure to be an instant hit with teens." -"Kirkus" "This Australian import has a delightful tranquility that persists all the way to a realistic, satisfying ending. An unassuming, charming book." -"Booklist" "Lowry describes Australian land- and seascape in colorful detail. Her prose is crisply observant in some places, stream-of-consciousness in others, and full of British/Aussie humor and one-liners. This is a romantic, entertaining, and thoughtful novel." -"School Library Journal" "[An] artfully constructed novel...readers will likely be captivated by Lowry's playful narrative style, and they will easily empathize with most of the characters, from the free-spirited protagonists to the parents who worry over them." -"Publishers Weekly" "A quirky kaleidoscope of skilled writing...[a] special book." -"Voya " "[An] artfully constructed novel readers will likely be captivated by Lowry's playful narrative style, and they will easily empathize with most of the characters, from the free-spirited protagonists to the parents who worry over them." -"Publishers Weekly"" "A quirky kaleidoscope of skilled writing [a] special book." -"Voya "" "Lowry's Australian lingo, lyrical descriptions, likeable characters, and creative format are sure to be an instant hit with teens." --Kirkus"This Australian import has a delightful tranquility that persists all the way to a realistic, satisfying ending. An unassuming, charming book." --Booklist"Lowry describes Australian land- and seascape in colorful detail. Her prose is crisply observant in some places, stream-of-consciousness in others, and full of British/Aussie humor and one-liners. This is a romantic, entertaining, and thoughtful novel." --School Library Journal"[An] artfully constructed novel...readers will likely be captivated by Lowry's playful narrative style, and they will easily empathize with most of the characters, from the free-spirited protagonists to the parents who worry over them." --Publishers Weekly"A quirky kaleidoscope of skilled writing...[a] special book." --Voya Lowry's Australian lingo, lyrical descriptions, likeable characters, and creative format are sure to be an instant hit with teens. "Kirkus" This Australian import has a delightful tranquility that persists all the way to a realistic, satisfying ending. An unassuming, charming book. "Booklist" Lowry describes Australian land- and seascape in colorful detail. Her prose is crisply observant in some places, stream-of-consciousness in others, and full of British/Aussie humor and one-liners. This is a romantic, entertaining, and thoughtful novel. "School Library Journal" [An] artfully constructed novel readers will likely be captivated by Lowry's playful narrative style, and they will easily empathize with most of the characters, from the free-spirited protagonists to the parents who worry over them. "Publishers Weekly" A quirky kaleidoscope of skilled writing [a] special book. "Voya"" " Lowry' s Australian lingo, lyrical descriptions, likeable characters, and creative format are sure to be an instant hit with teens." - "Kirkus" " This Australian import has a delightful tranquility that persists all the way to a realistic, satisfying ending. An unassuming, charming book." - "Booklist" " Lowry describes Australian land- and seascape in colorful detail. Her prose is crisply observant in some places, stream-of-consciousness in others, and full of British/Aussie humor and one-liners. This is a romantic, entertaining, and thoughtful novel." - "School Library Journal" " [An] artfully constructed novel... readers will likely be captivated by Lowry' s playful narrative style, and they will easily empathize with most of the characters, from the free-spirited protagonists to the parents who worry over them." - "Publishers Weekly" " A quirky kaleidoscope of skilled writing... [a] special book." - "Voya"
