Robert Stanek

Almost California

For anyone who’s ever looked at the map and thought: anywhere but here.

A raw, nostalgic, emotionally charged coming-of-age story about Bob and Missy, small-town secrets, family trauma, first love, guilt, escape, and the dream of somewhere else.

Audience

YA / crossover readers

Genre

YA coming-of-age / literary contemporary / 1980s small-town fiction