



Chloe’s love of dance, and the fact that the author clearly loved it just as much as she did.But there were a lot of other reasons I fell in love with it, and those include: So now Chloe’s chasing her ballet dreams down the east coast―two unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car, butterflies in her stomach, and a really dope playlist on repeat.įilled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloe’s mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, behind. When Chloe Pierce’s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. I’ve been reading (well, listening to…this one was an audiobook) a *lot* of five-star-worthy books lately and this is definitely at or near the top of that list. So now Chloe's chasing her ballet dreams down the east coast-two unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car, butterflies in her stomach, and a really dope playlist on repeat.įilled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.GUYS, THIS BOOK. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloe's mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, behind. When Chloe Pierce's mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. A dazzling debut." - Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out "In a world where it's easy to lose faith in love, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a brilliant burst of light. A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition.
