Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi

Ideal for: 7th-8th graders

Rating: 9/10

This is a great book by Arvin Ahmadi, about a boy that runs away to Washington D.C. It is very humorous, and is definitely a book you will love. It will keep you at the edge of your seat, and you will not believe you finished the book so soon.

"A lively first novel . . . This humorous, deeply human coming-of-age story will connect with teens." —The Washington Post

"John Green fans will appreciate this tale . . . [Ahmadi] successfully fashions a universal story of discovering one's true self through the honest eyes of another." —USA Today

"Lovely." —Entertainment Weekly