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.

“A riveting tale of two not-so-‘normal’ teens (and a baby raccoon) who are on the lam and heading across the country toward self-discovery, self-acceptance and each other. Funny, edgy and touching, Finding Normal is a can’t-miss read.”—Val Emmich, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel