I'M ROCKY CALLEN.
Hi!
AUTHOR of A BREATH TOO LATE and
CRASHING INTO YOU.
CO-EDITOR of AB(SOLUTELY) NORMAL.
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE & SPEAKER.
FOUNDER OF THE HOLDON2HOPE PROJECT.
Want to reach out to Rocky Callen? Email her at hello@rockycallen.com.
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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 apart from the boy she's falling for.
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?
"CRASHING INTO YOU bursts onto the page with complex family dynamics, authentic explorations of grief, and relationships to root for. This earnest story will remain in the hearts of readers long after they reach the end. Powerful and immersive."
- Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea and Tomorrow
Kirkus 2020 Best Book of the Year
“A love letter and life raft to the brokenhearted.”
—Alison McGhee, NYT Bestselling author
"Raw, heartbreaking and poignant."
—Kathleen Glasgow, NYT Bestselling author
"A haunting story, punctuated with brilliant points of hope and light. This is an important story. A necessary story...Callen's writing radiates with passion, honesty, and love."
—An Na, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Award-winning author
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BOOK EXCERPT
“Ab(solutely) Normal is a beautiful, funny, honest, heart-aching, heart-affirming read, one I know I’ll go back to again and again. Sixteen extraordinary authors with one powerful message: you are enough, you are seen, you are not alone. Dear readers everywhere, you need this book!”
—Jennifer Niven, #1 New York Times best-selling author of All the Bright Places
