Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
on March 5, 2019
ISBN: 0399559442
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Romance
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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British high school graduate Hugh has big plans: traveling across the USA with his girlfriend, Margaret.  He finds himself in a bit of a nonrefundable, nontransferable ticket pickle when she breaks up with him before the trip.  As one of a group of septuplet children, he decides he really needs some time away, and sets off to find someone who shares Margaret’s name to accompany him on the trip.  Also a recent graduate, Mae (Margaret) is looking to experience more life before she heads to college.  She answers his ad and away they go on a train trip across the USA.  They end up on a real coming of age journey, with both coming to grips with parts of themselves that they’d been avoiding.  It’s a lovely light romance with a brilliant supporting cast of relatives for both characters.  Best for grades 7+.

Reviewed by Kara Reiman, Maine State Library