Once a college admissions officer, author Rachel Toor brings us a new perspective on what is an increasingly high-stress, do-or-die mission for teenagers. When an unexpected failure in the college admissions race derails one high school senior’s plans, she learns to find fulfillment — not in competition and rankings, but in relationships, running, and becoming part of a community based on shared goals and mutual support.
Rachel Toor’s darkly humorous novel takes readers on an unexpected journey, challenging them to ask what they value and seek in their lives. With luck, taking part in a local community’s One Book program makes the list. On The Road To Find Out is especially appealing to students, many of whom are facing the same pressures and challenges as Toor’s protagonist. It encourages them to make the most of every opportunity, including the biggest one of all: failure.
On The Road To Find Out is especially appealing to students [and] encourages them to make the most of every opportunity, including failure.
“When I see these kids play, when I watch a team come together and become something bigger than each individual man, it makes me believe. Not in God or anything spiritual — I stopped believing in God when I quit being an altar boy — but in possibility. It makes me feel part of something special.”
