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Finn berechnet die Zeit in Meilen, nicht in Minuten. So erklärt er sich die Welt und so überzeugt er sich davon, wirklich zu sein, nicht eine Romanfigur im Kult-Bestseller seines Vaters. Stets am Rande der Katastrophe - als Kind ist ein totes Pferd von einer Brücke auf ihn gefallen - hat Finn immerhin den besten Freund der Welt: den total irren, aber ganz vortrefflichen Cade. Und dann lernt er Julia kennen, das erste Mädchen, das er liebt.
Als Julia wegzieht bricht Finn das Herz. Zusammen mit Cade macht er sich auf eine Reise, die sie nicht - wie geplant - zum College ihrer Wahl führt. Ein unerwarteter Unfall macht sie zu ebenso unerwarteten Helden

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Destiny takes a detour in this "wickedly witty and offbeat novel" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) that was nominated for the National Book Award.

Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It´s how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he´s a real boy and not just a character in his father´s bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things going for him: his best friend, the possibly-insane-but-definitely-excellent Cade Hernandez, and Julia Bishop, the first girl he´s ever loved.

Then Julia moves away, and Finn is heartbroken. Feeling restless and trapped in the book, Finn embarks on a road trip with Cade to visit their college of choice in Oklahoma. When an unexpected accident happens and the boys become unlikely heroes, they take an eye-opening detour away from everything they thought they had planned-and learn how to write their own destiny.

NYTBR Notable Children´s Book of the Year
NPR Best Book of the Year
NYPL´s Best Book of the Year for Teens
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction of the Year
A Texas Tayshas Top Ten Selection

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Smith, Andrew
Andrew Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including Winger, Stand-Off, 100 Sideways Miles, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Grasshopper Jungle. He lives in a remote area in the mountains of Southern California with his family, two horses, two dogs, and three cats. He doesn´t watch television, and occupies himself by writing, bumping into things outdoors, and taking ten-mile runs on snowy trails.

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