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    Destination Unknown

    Written by Amy Clipston

    Narrated by Aimee Lilly

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    Some journeys don't come with a map.

    It's senior year, and Whitney Richards is tired of the constant pressures to be perfect. When she gets a D in calculus, her mother immediately worries Whitney won't get into the "right" college - Mom's alma mater - and hires Taylor as tutor. Taylor is a quiet, mysterious boy unlike anyone Whitney has ever met, but his upbringing has her mother and friends discouraging any type of relationship.

    Tired of having to play a part for everyone else, Whitney quits the activities that once defined her social identity and begins spending more time with Taylor. Is Whitney making a huge mistake, as everyone seems to think?

    Even Taylor begins to question some of her choices, but for the first time, Whitney is in the driver's seat of her life. Will she be able to find her identity - and God's plan for her life - before she throws everything away?


    ©2014 Zondervan (P)2014 Oasis Audio

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateFeb 4, 2014
    ISBN9781621883364
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    Amy Clipston

    Amy Clipston is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Kauffman Amish Bakery, Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel, Amish Heirloom, Amish Homestead, and Amish Marketplace series. Her novels have hit multiple bestseller lists including Christianbook, CBA, and ECPA. Amy holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan University and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and five spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston.

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    • 5/5
      Whitney Richards seems to have the perfect life. She lives in a high end neighborhood, she is the captain of the cheerleading team, she is a straight A student and she dates the captain of the football team. When she gets a D in calculus her whole life starts changing. But what she perceives to be the worst day of her life she soon finds to be the start of her life changing for the better. When Taylor Martinez, a student from the poor side of town, becomes her tutor she finds herself falling in love despite the harsh criticism from her mother and friends. As their relationship progresses Whitney starts changing. She soon evolves into the young woman she wants to be, not who her mom wants her to be.This is my very first young adult book and I wasn't quite sure how I was going to feel about it. I have to say I was very pleased with the story. The characters were so real that I felt like I WAS Whitney Richards. Whitney was such a great young lady. Even though she lived a pampered life she treated everyone the same. She didn't look down on those that were less fortunate like a lot do. She was a very sweet girl and I loved how every night when she went to bed she would lay down and share her troubles with God like she was talking to a friend.Taylor Martinez was such a nice guy. He worked hard to help support his mom and sister. He really understood Whitney and really listened when she shared her inner most secrets and turmoils. At eighteen he was such a gentleman! He really wore his heart on his sleeve. He had loved Whitney since the forth grade when he used to take homemade chocolate chip cookies to trade Whitney for lunch because her mom wouldn't let her eat unhealthy food. And his faith was great too. I liked his response to the teacher of the J2A meeting at church when she asked them to choose a verse that would best help them faced the uncertainty of their futures.Quote:"Okay." Taylor cleared his throat and then looked down at the verse he'd circled: "By day The Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me--a prayer to the God of my life."Intrigued, I studied him."Why that verse?" Jenna asked.Taylor shrugged. "Well, to me it means that no matter what you do all day, whether you're studying, or you're at work, or you're at school, you need to remember you have to live your day for God. He directs your heart, and he should be the focus of your life."Whitney's mom was so controlling and I often wanted to shake her, but her dad was just great. He was a buffer between Whitney and her mom, often getting Darlene to back off when she tried to run Whitney's life. I loved Whitney's cousin Emily, too. She was such a great support for Whitney. So, as you can see, I think the characters are just great, but how is the story overall? This book was a true-to-life testimony for young adults. The difficulties and pressures they face when growing up and leaving for college, with relationships. What I liked most was the strong thread of faith woven throughout the story.Quote:"Do you remember I had a hard time praying after my mom died?" Emily asked."I remember that," I said. "You forgot how to talk to God because you were struggling with your grief.""Well, I learned the hard way that life is hard sometimes, and sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to. But God Is always there for us. You may not see him or feel him right now, but he's here with you. You're never alone." Emily hugged me, and my tears began to sprinkle down my cheeks.Everyone's faith was so deep and it was great to read about young people having such faith and principles. I loved watching Whitney and Taylor's budding romance. Their story was sweet and I would love to continue with their story as they grow older. The story line was perfect and I couldn't wait to read the ending. With such lovable characters and such a great plot it's impossible not to enjoy this book. If you like young adult romance, or even if it's your first like it was mine, you will thoroughly enjoy this book. I recommend it to readers of all ages!Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for my honest review. The opinions expressed are mine alone. If I recommend a book it's simply because I enjoyed it. I received no monetary compensation for this review.
    • 5/5
      Whitney Richards has always been the stereotypical head cheerleader, popular, the girl everyone wants to be. But as she goes through her senior year, with college acceptances and her future ahead of her, Whitney finds her self lost, and unsure of herself and her childhood friends.

      It seems all things happen for a reason, and when Whitney struggles to get through calculus, she is forced to have to get a tutor...who happens to not be from the same circle of friends. As she spends more and more time with her tutor, she finds her self falling for him...despite her mother's and her friends disapproval.



    • 4/5
      What a book! Starts off with a cliche blond teen cheerleader named Whitney, who is raised in a wealthy and privileged lifestyle with up to date gadgets and brand clothes, and you want to know what breaks her perfect little world and makes her see reality? A "D" in Calculus!!! First of all, it is unbelievable how much a grade can change your world that much, but for many students nowadays it really does. And yet from this "D", her perfect world of glass is slowly shattered and soon reality sets in and Whitney sees just how she is living her life and who the people around her really are. This grade really did set off a chain of events that has her seeing her friends for who they really are, questioning her future, arguing with her mother (who's a real piece of work by the way) and to end this "just right", she falls in love with the last person she ever thought she'd fall for! This book brought back so many memories of my high school years and you know what, it made me even more thankful for the parents I have, for the friends I had/have and for the kind of school I was in (we didn't have cliches and there still isn't any now). The plot was great, the story line kept me going by making me want to know more about Whitney and her new beau. Overall, this book is a fantastic read for teens everywhere who are facing parental pressure about college and wondering who they really are.
    • 2/5
      This is a pretty standard story about a rich girl, living a privileged life, rebels against being told how to live every single detail of her life.
      She starts hanging out with the poor boy from the bad side of town, but who has excellent values and struggles to earn money and grades for university.

      I missed that this was a Christian book, so once it got to the middle of the book it got a little to heavy on church and God.
      Overall it's not a bad book, and if you are into Christian literature you will enjoy it, but it wasn't really the book for me.
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed it. It was really easy to get to.
    • 3/5
      Lots of teenage angst in this tale. Second in the series, this one is shallow in comparison t9 the first. This one centers on Whitney, Emily’s cousin. Whitney resents her mom running her life and telling her what to do. So, when her calculus tutor turns out to be an old classmate she hasn’t had contact with since grade school, she is intrigued. He is cute, smart, and not a peer with a similar “social standing” so she knows mom won’t like him, and so she makes a play for him, to spite mom. But, no surprise here, she really falls for him. It’s pretty formulaic. Couples break up, couples get back together, or not. Parents ground kids for bad attitude. Kids get mad at parents. And so forth. Religion figures prominently, and is well handled. But the characters are pretty shallow. Lots of tears are shed by the angsty teen, but all’s well that ends well.
    • 5/5
      DESTINATION UNKNOWN ReviewBy Amy ClipstonWhat is worse than your boyfriend breaking up with you on Valentine’s Day, while your two best friends’ boyfriends give them nice gifts? Could the D on a calculus test be worse? Or how about the fact that your mother says you need a tutor to bring that grade up and not ruin your grade point average to get into college? Is being grounded for two weeks or seeing your best friends in a different light worse? Eighteen-year-old Whitney Richards faces all of these problems in Author Amy Clipston’s YA novel DESTINATION UNKNOWN. That seems like quite a lot for a teen to deal with her senior year of high school. Deal with them, Whitney must. To add to her troubles, Whitney is falling for Taylor Martinez, also a senior and the tutor who’s helping her with calculus. He’s hot, he’s nice, and he’s different from the jocks she has been dating. He’s not one of the popular crowd that makes up most of Whitney‘s friendships, and her mother totally disapproves of him since he lives on the wrong side of town. Time after time, Whitney and her mother clash over what Whitney wants for her life and what her mother has planned for her daughter. When matters get too complicated, Whitney prays to God for help in her messed up life. DESTINATION UNKNOWN is a story about peer pressure, a manipulative mother (according to Whitney), misunderstandings, and lies (or not telling the whole truth the way Whitney looks at a situation). The author has created characters that are so real they might be the teen next door, the teen at church or at school, or your own teen. Most teens reading the story will be able to relate to Whitney’s dilemma, or perhaps to one of the other characters through themselves or someone they know. Sometimes we’re so caught up in what we want we close our minds and do not truly listen to the other person’s reasons for what they do. I recommend this book for classroom libraries and school libraries as well as your own private library. The story may provide exactly what some young reader needs in his/her life at the moment.I received an Advanced Reading Copy of this book from Zondervan Publishing for my honest review.###