Their mother, Ella, takes them to San Francisco, where they meet one of her old friends, Judy, and the four of them decide to head off and try to make a life together. Goodreads Synopsis: In 1970, as the hippie movement is losing its innocence, Shoshanna and her six-year-old sister, Mara, escape from Sweet Earth Farm, a declining commune, run by their tyrannical and abusive father, Adam. When I had to put the book down to go to work or do other things I was itching to get back to it. Time passed appropriately, I felt, and the conflicts were seen through fully.

There were a few things that I wished went a bit deeper (like the police keeping an eye on Judy's friends after finding the stolen car near their shop and the stolen silverware made into bracelets) but for the most part I was impressed with how well the story flowed. I cared deeply for all of the characters, and felt actual disgust and fear in regards to their abusive father/husband Adam Ebersole. This was a breath of fresh air, and I'm so glad I read it. Even the brilliant dystopian novels that have come out throughout the past few years rely too much on romance. These things don't occur in YA books as much as they should. A story that revolves around the characters surviving through awful events and coming out on the other side. This is a young adult book that involves a teenage girl that is not obsessed with boys and dating. I was pleasantly surprised to find this book to be as good as it seemed, if not better. I set myself up to be disappointed - it's not rare for the descriptions of books to be exaggerated to seem better than it really is. I'm not typically interested in books set in earlier decades, but I was really intrigued by the description. This was way different than the books I usually choose to read.

Disappear Home by Laura Hurwitz