The debut novel from Adi Alsaid, acclaimed author of Never Always Sometimes, North of Happy, and We Didn’t Ask for ThisFive strangers. 4,286 miles. One epic adventure.Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia have only one thing in common: a girl named Leila. On a mission to see the Northern lights, Leila drives from Louisiana to Alaska, crashing into each of their lives in her absurdly red car.From prom night disas...

“Utterly charming and thoughtful.” —Nicola Yoon, the New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star“A refreshing novel about friendship and romance that defies cliché, Never Always Sometimes will win readers over with its hilarious musings and universal truths.” -Ad...

The Sun Is Also a Star meets Jumanji when two teens meet and fall in love during a layover-gone-wrong at the Atlanta airport in this thrilling new novel from the author of Let's Get Lost!James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport on a layover. They couldn't be more different, but seemingly interminable delays draw them both to a mysterious flashing green light--and each other.Where James is passive, Michelle is anyt...

A girl fights to free her sister from a curse while a beautiful mountain is at risk of being turned into a theme park in this “droll…delightful” (Kirkus Reviews) yet heartfelt middle grade adventure set in the world of The Bravest Warrior in Nefaria.Having grown up in Nefaria, a land where evil schemes abound, Candelabra is thrilled to take a school trip to Joviala, a land that’s prone to natural disasters but has virtually no evil in it. All her ...

From Adi Alsaid, the acclaimed author of Let’s Get Lost, Never Sometimes Always, and North of HappyEvery year, lock-in night changes lives. This year, it might just change the world.Central International School’s annual lock-in is legendary — and for six students, this year’s lock-in is the answer to their dreams. The chance to finally win the contest. Kiss the guy. Make a friend. Become the star of a story that w...

From Adi Alsaid, the acclaimed author of Let’s Get Lost, Never Always Sometimes, and We Didn’t Ask for ThisWhat do you do when you want to run away — but you end up finding yourself?A dual citizen of Mexico and the United States, Carlos Portillo is happy to follow the well-worn path to a future of comfort and ease in Mexico City that’s been planned for him since birth. But when his older brother Felix—who defied t...

A globetrotting novel that takes a determined teen from Japan to Australia and to Argentina and Mexico on a quest to prove that humanity is more good than bad from the author of Let’s Get Lost and Before Takeoff.Isabel is having an existential crisis. She’s three years into high school, and everything she’s learned has only shaken her faith in humanity. Late one night, she finds herself drawn to a niche corner of the internet—a forum whose members...

Dive into these three magnificent coming-of-age stories about love, loss, and adventure by Adi Alsaid!LET’S GET LOSTFour teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named Leila. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila’s own 4,268-mile journey...

« Une histoire douloureusement belle… Dans la veine de La Face cachée de Margo de John Green, le premier roman d’Adi Alsaid est un bijou de la littérature young adult contemporaine. » — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL « Captivant, mystérieux, amusant et profond... Aux lecteurs de John Green et d’autres auteurs réalistes pour jeunes adultes, je recommande vivement ce nouveau roman merveilleux. » — FRESH FICTION « Suivez Leila – une héroïne à la fois gentille, généreuse, versatile et espiègle – dans ...

From Adi Alsaid, the acclaimed author of Let’s Get Lost, North of Happy, and We Didn’t Ask for ThisA story about being in love with love.Dumped by her boyfriend the summer after senior year, popular love-and-dating columnist Lu Charles can’t seem to write another word. Devastated, she spends her time wondering if everything she used to believe about love was a lie. But when Lu overhears another college-bound coupl...

Auf der Suche nach den Polarlichtern fährt Leila mit ihrem klapprigen Auto quer durch die USA. Unterwegs trifft sie auf Menschen, zu denen sie sofort eine besondere Verbindung spürt. Da ist Hudson, der dachte, er sei eigentlich ganz zufrieden mit seinem Leben. Bree, die immer und überall das Abenteuer sucht. Elliot, der vom perfekten Happy End träumt. Und Sonia, die ihre erste Liebe einfach nicht vergessen kann. Mit allen erlebt Leila einzigartige Momente, allen hilft sie, den richtigen We...

Phineas and Ferb meets the Despicable Me series in this “fanciful, humorous, and original” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade debut from acclaimed author Adi Alsaid about a wannabe hero who lives in a goofily evil kingdom where nefarious schemes abound.Welcome to Nefaria, where nearly every day the kingdom faces another evil scheme.Most are harmless, though, so the citizens of Nefaria simply learn to live with the latest hijinks and go on with ...