Having read a few of Joan Bauer's novels, I wouldn't call this one my favorite, but it is definitely enjoyable. Jenna gets the chance a lot of teenagers would dream of: escaping home for a while. But that escape comes with a bit of a price. She learns more in her summer driving an elderly woman around than she ever could have learned if she stayed at home and sold shoes. She gets a lot of information thrown at her during her travels that she has to process, especially lessons in honesty—and like her, so does the reader. As in all of Joan Bauer's novels, though, Jenna's voice is easy to digest, making her story an equally easy, and fast-paced, read. My only real complaint would be that the novel is too short. Jenna glosses over a lot of her experiences by saying they traveled to one town, then the next, then the next. Her six-week summer job is condensed into what feels like only a few days of experiences. Other than that, the book's a good read. Maybe not worth forking over money for at your local bookstore, but at least a check-out from a nearby library.