Allie and Bea

A Novel

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo, Janet Metzger

Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat - on a mission to reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost.

When fifteen-year-old Allie's parents are jailed for tax fraud, she's sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she knows she has to get out. She escapes only to find she has nowhere to go - until fate throws Allie in Bea's path.

Reluctant to trust each other, much less become friends, the two warily make their way up the Pacific Coast. Yet as their hearts open to friendship and love from the strangers they meet on their journey, they find the courage to forge their own unique family - and begin to see an imperfect world with new eyes.

©2017 Catherine Ryan Hyde (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great read..and good for teens too!

If you have ever wanted to know what could happen to a teen with no home!
This girl was lucky but many aren't!
Loved the contrast and growing connection between the 15 year old girl and the crotchety old woman. Has a couple good chuckles! The generation gap made for some very interesting thoughts.

Beautiful!

I absolutely love this book! Beautifully written and wonderfully performed! I highly recommend the audio!

Reality

This was a Perfect explanation of a very complicated youth experience with her family and the foster care system.

up the coast

the intergenerational relationship between this teenager and older woman was a delight. I laughed I cried what a great ride.

A timely tale with carefully drawn characters

Catherine Ryan Hyde brings some all too common current social issues into focus for those of us fortunate enough not to be living them. This is an engaging story entwining two very different generations.