Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Kirkus Best Book
Jellicoe Road is a dazzling tale that is part love story, part family drama, and part coming-of-age novel. Described by Kirkus as “a beautifully rendered mystery” and by VOYA as “a great choice for more sophisticated readers and those teens who like multifaceted stories and characters.”
Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school dorm, there isn't a lot of time for introspection. And while Hannah, the closest adult Taylor has to family, has disappeared, Jonah Griggs, the boy who might be the key to unlocking the secrets for Taylor’s past, is back in town, moody stares and all.
In this absorbing story by Melina Marchetta, nothing is as it seems and every clue leads to more questions as Taylor tries to work out the connection between her mother dumping her; Hannah finding her; Hannah’s sudden departure; a mysterious stranger who once whispered something in her ear; a boy in her dreams; five kids who lived on Jellicoe Road eighteen years ago; and the maddening and magnetic Jonah Griggs, who knows her better than she thinks he does.
If Taylor can put together the pieces of her past, she just might be able to change her future.
What happens when the key to your future is buried in a past you can’t remember?
- Dual Timeline Novel: Eighteen years ago, five kids forged a bond on Jellicoe Road. Today, the story of their friendship holds the key to Taylor Markham’s fractured past.
- Enemies to Lovers Romance: Jonah Griggs is back in town, maddening, magnetic, and the leader of the rival Cadets. He might be the one person who understands Taylor—if she can bring herself to trust him.
- Found Family: As the reluctant leader of her dorm, Taylor is suddenly responsible for a house full of girls. But it’s in the fragile bonds of friendship that she might finally find a place to belong.
- A Mystery of Family Secrets: Why did her mother abandon her? Where has her guardian Hannah disappeared to? Every answer Taylor finds only leads to more haunting questions.
