Finding Normal

There are five towns in the U.S. named " Normal" and seventeen-year-old Gemma Leonardo plans on visiting every one of them. Right after she escapes Children's Hospital in Harrisburg, where she's being treated for anorexia. Enter Lucas Polizzi, a high school wrestler with bulimia and, more importantly to Gemma, a getaway car. Sick of being told they're sick, Gemma and Lucas team up for a themed road trip to " the Normals" on one condition-- they can't mention food, ever. But as each passing mile puts their lives at greater risk, they soon realize it is their growing love and friendship, not a place on a map, that will put them on the path to recovery.

Author: Jen Doktorski
Publisher: Fitzroy Books
Published: 01/21/2025
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.58w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781646035632
ISBN10: 1646035631
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Eating Disorders & Body Image
- Young Adult Fiction | Travel & Transportation | Car & Road Trips

About the Author
Jen Doktorski is the winner of the Acheven Book Prize for FINDING NORMAL. She is the author of four other young adult novels including FAMOUS LAST WORDS (Holt), a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year and THE SUMMER AFTER YOU & ME (Sourcebooks), a YALSA Teens' Top Ten nominee.