The story: Convinced that her mother has a terminal illness, Mim runs away from her dad and stepmother and hops a Greyhound bus for Cleveland. Over the next 947 miles, she meets a creepy pervert, an amazing old lady, a gas-station owner named Ahab, and the guy of her dreams. She makes new friends, goes off her meds, rescues Walt from a homeless life shared with a mentally ill slasher, and makes peace with the voices in her head. She also finds out that things (and people) are never quite what you expect, either bad or good.
June Cleaver's ratings: Langauge R; Violence PG; Sexual content PG; Nudity G: Substance abuse PG-13; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (mental illness and corresponding societal misbehavior) PG-13; overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: Mim is a strong, quirky narrator, but not always completely reliable. (Could be those meds.) Additionally, the language is graphic throughout, rendering this read better for the high school crowd than for MS.
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