Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly

• It's been twelve months, three weeks, one day, six hours, and fourteen minutes since Ash Hunting's mom was killed by a drunk driver.  You would think that Ash would have come to terms with it by now, but he is still crippled by grief.
• Ash attends two different bereavement groups almost every day of the week -- one for teenagers like himself who have lost someone and one for elderly people.
• When Ash decides that he want to get revenge on the truck driver responsible for his mom's death, he embarks on a roadtrip with three people from his bereavement groups: teens Will and Sloane, as well as eighty-year-old Henry who bring's the ashes of his wife Evelyn along for the journey.
• Will Ash carry out his revenge?  Will each of them make progress on their individual path to healing?  Will the four of them actually go to go Graceland?  Is catfishing someone ever okay?

Grades 9-12

While this book tackles a difficult and heavy topic and all the characters are struggling with loss, it is ultimately hopeful.  You  may shed a few tears along the way, but you will also laugh more than a few times.  The finale in Memphis is a payoff worth reaching. Come along for the ride with Ash and his new friends.