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Literary Fiction · 2021 · PG

The Lincoln Highway: A Read with Jenna Pick

by Amor Towles

In 1954, an eighteen-year-old sets out to find his mother — and two fellow escapees reroute his whole journey.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal jou

For10+GenreLiterary FictionLength576 pagesRead time~16 hours

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Violence

Some

Period violence; not graphically depicted

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult references

Substance Use

Barely any

Period drinking

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of freedom, family, and American adventure

What this book is about

Same content as The Lincoln Highway. Amor Towles' American adventure. Appropriate for older teens and adults.

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Period violence

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