2023 Longlist
The Lincoln Highway
ABOUT
THE BOOK
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett returns home to his younger brother Billy after serving fifteen months in a juvenile facility for involuntary manslaughter. They are getting ready to leave their old life behind and head out to sunny California. But they’re not alone. Two runaways from the youth work farm, Duchess and Wolly, have followed Emmett all the way to Nebraska with a plan of their own, one that will take the four of them on an unexpected and fateful journey in the opposite direction – to New York City.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
This title was the most popular 2021-22 Adult Fiction book read by Iowa City Public Library patrons last year.
– Iowa City Public Library
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
05/10/2021
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Viking Penguin
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