The Pick-Up -- Miranda Kenneally, Paperback

Meeting a gorgeous guy in a rideshare headed to Lollapalooza is not how Mari expected her Chicago summer to start. She doesn't believe in dating...but TJ may just change her mind. Can an electric, weekend romance turn into more than just a summer fling?

When Mari hails a Ryde to a music festival, the last thing she expects is for the car to pick up a gorgeous guy along the way. Mari doesn't believe in dating--it can only end with a broken heart. Besides, she's only staying at her dad's house in Chicago for the weekend. How close can you get to a guy in three days?

TJ wants to study art in college, but his family's expectations cast a long shadow over his dreams. When he meets Mari in the back of a rideshare, he feels alive for the first time in a long time.

Mari and TJ enter the festival together and share an electric moment but get separated in a crowd with seemingly no way to find each other. When fate reunites them (with a little help from a viral hashtag), they'll have to decide: was it love at first sight, or the start of nothing more than a weekend fling?

Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.58w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781492684169
Age Range: 14-17

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2021
School Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 104
Booklist 09/15/2021 pg. 66