Crashing into You

Ages 14 to 18

In this fiercely moving YA romance novel, Leti Rivera's love of street racing is put to the test when tragedy strikes her family and threatens to tear her away from the boy she's falling for—perfect for fans of Netflix's Atypical, The Fast and the Furious, and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.

Seventeen-year-old Leti Rivera dreams of becoming a famous female street racer. Her brother taught her how to drive so fast that nothing can catch her.

But when Jacob Fleckenstein crashes into her life, Leti starts to think that running isn’t always the answer. Together, inside her car, they both feel like they’re flying, and Jacob’s gentleness and honesty threaten Leti’s vow to keep her heart tight in her fist and her grief locked away.

Yet after tragedy strikes following a race, Leti blames herself and swears an oath, a juramento, to give up driving. But will she be able to keep her promise when racing could be the very thing that saves Jacob . . . and herself?

About the Author

Rocky Callen, the daughter of an Ecuadorian immigrant, interned at NASA when she was twelve. She was a behavioral coach for more than ten years. She received an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives outside of Washington, DC. with her husband and two kids. Callen founded the HoldOn2Hope Project, which unites creatives in suicide prevention and mental health awareness. She is the author of A Breath Too Late and the contributing co-editor of Ab(solutely) Normal: Sixteen Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes.

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