Book guide
The Lincoln Highway
A 1954 cross-country detour turns into a fateful coming-of-age journey for four young people trying to outrun their pasts.
Genre and trope pairingsLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryComing of ageLiterarySocial commentaryAdventureUnlikely alliesAdventureQuestAdventureTreasure hunt
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About The Lincoln Highway
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett returns home to his younger brother Billy after serving fifteen months in a juvenile facility for involuntary manslaughter. They are getting ready to leave their old life behind and head out to sunny California. But they're not alone. Two runaways from the youth work farm, Duchess and Woolly, have followed Emmett all the way to Nebraska with a plan of their own, one that will take the four of them on an unexpected and fateful journey in the opposite direction - to New York City.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- manslaughter
- juvenile detention
- death of parent
- grief
- violence
- racism
- child abuse
- alcoholism
- physical abuse
- suicide
- self harm
- terminal illness
- sexual content
- drug abuse
