Mim Malone is not okay. She walks out of school one day and escapes her new life. Her parents divorced, and three months later she is living with her father and stepmother in Jackson, Mississippi, a thousand miles away from her old life. She boards a Greyhound bus from Jackson, Mississippi to Cleveland, Ohio. She is determined to find her mom. More importantly, she finds herself.
During her journey, Mim meets a variety of people. Carl, the Greyhound bus driver; Arlene, her seatmate with a mysterious box (bless her heart and rest her soul); the disgusting Pancho Man; creepy Caleb; the fabulous Ahab and the Pale Whale; Officer Randy; Dr. Michelle Clark; and sad Claire, all contribute to Mim’s adventure in their own ways.
The characters who help her the mst on her journey are Walt, a homeless kid with Down’s Syndrome, and Beck (sigh!), a college student on his own quest. Mim, Walt and Beck become fast friends. Wit their love, support, and encouragement, Mim is able to complete her mission.
This is a story about finding hope in sucky situations, believing in yourself, growing up, facing the truth, and forgiving. It is funny, sad, hopeful, and definitely worth reading.
As Mim says, sometimes a thing’s not a thing until you say it out loud. This book is A THING. I will say it out loud (and type it on this blog). It’s A THING!
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