Bicentennial Summer: A Coming of Age Journey Across America

In the summer of America's Bicentennial, thirteen-year-old Mary climbs into the back seat of her father's beat-up, baby-blue Peugeot, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her little twin sisters in tow, the family sets out across the country chasing promise and possibility-but the farther they travel, the more Mary begins to see her father, and the world around her, in a new light.

From roadside motels to sweeping national parks, Bicentennial Summer captures the spirit of a restless n...