Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Maldonado
I read this one back in January or February and readers who enjoy friendship stories, road trips, and the magic of falling in love with music will dig the latest release from Maldonado.
Chloe Torres is turning 18, and while usually her birthday is a reminder that summer is over and the new school year is about to begin, she’s aware now things are much different. High school is over, and she’s mourning the loss of her two best friends.
She wants to try to knock something off a bucket list the three of them built together: a road trip to see their favorite band. Chloe’s covered all of the logistics except for the one where she approaches her ex-BFFs and asks them to come. She puts a lot on the line to do it, and when they agree, she prepares for reconciliation.
Except it won’t be that easy. Even if it’s an adventure all of them dreamed of. Friendship is challenging, and so, too, is the imminent ending of high school life. Can Chloe, Ramona, and Sienna patch things up?
