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When Peyton comes across the victim of a hit-and-run, she knows it’s destiny. But what exactly does fate have in store for her and the boy in the coma? Since her parents divorced, twelve-year-old Peyton has known that to achieve happier outcomes in her life, she’s got to focus on eliminating her flaws—and on making sure her first boyfriend is truly right for her. Guided by her collection of inspirational quotes and her growing list of ideal boyfriend traits, Peyton is convinced that this summer will be the perfect summer, complete with the perfect boyfriend! But when she discovers a boy lying unconscious in the middle of the road, the victim of a hit-and-run, her perfect summer takes a dramatic detour. Determined to find the driver responsible, Peyton divides her time between searching her small town for clues and visiting the comatose (and cute!) boy in the hospital. When he wakes up, will he prove to be her destiny? Or does life have a few more surprises in store? With abundant warmth and gentle humor, Jennifer Richard Jacobson offers a novel about searching for perfect answers—and finding that reality is both messier and far more intriguing than anything you can dream up.
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The summer was supposed to be so different, but instead of Peyton and her best friend finding their perfect first boyfriends together and working together, Peyton's friend will be elsewhere.
Then Peyton discovers an unconscious boy lying on the road. She saves his life by alerting the authorities and she finds she has a curious attraction to the boy, Gray, lying in a coma in the hospital. Gray, Peyton decides, will be her perfect first boyfriend. And it will be she who discovers the identity of the person who hit him and fled the scene.
Crashing in Love is a surprisingly complex story of a girl sorting out her feelings about her parent's divorce, her precarious friendship with her BFF, and her quotes designed to keep her life safe from emotional disaster.