Journey to the End of the World

Joel Gustafson has a lot to consider. His 15th birthday is next month, and he can’t stop thinking about the new liberties he’ll be granted: he’ll be allowed to drive a moped, and he’ll no longer need to sneak into the cinema to see an adults-only film. And maybe his father will finally agree to leave their small Swedish town and the two of them will become sailors – something Joel has always dreamed of.

Joel’s life does take a new turn, but not at all the one he expects. He and his father must decide whether they want to reconnect with an important person from their past, someone who has long been absent from their lives. Emotional wounds will resurface, but Joel and his father agree – they must each work to resolve their past before the future can hold promise.

Journey to the End of the World is a poignant and bittersweet story about a young man trying to find his place in the world while learning difficult lessons about abandonment, understanding and forgiveness.

Ideal for readers interested in young adult fiction.