Notes from the Midnight Driver

The book "Notes From the Midnight Driver" was written by author Jordan Sonnenblick. All of his books have an inspiring theme and story line behind them. One of his most notable novels besides this one is Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie one of the first books he ever published which was inspired about someones cancer story. Notes From The Midnight Driver is in comparison to all of his other books because it has a positive message about what happens when life takes a turn for the worst but some how someway there is a journey to get back on track.

This story is about Alex Gregory a 16 year old whose parents are divorced. One day he decides to get drunk when he is at home by his self. His mom is on a date because his father is off with Alex's his third grade teacher. His plan was to take his mom's car and "shake things up" with his dad and his date. Instead things don't go as planned and he crashes into a tree. He has to go to court for drunk driving and his punishment is to serve community service hours working at a nursing home taking care of patient Sol Lewis. Sol has a hard time accepting Alex. Alex's best friend Laurie helps to keep him out of trouble.

This book has a tendency to grab attention to teenagers because Alex is a teen and the story is given in his perspective. But honestly I would recommend this book to anyone because honestly this book is amazing. The ending to me was one of the best and most memorable parts of the story and it is worth reading the full story to get to the end.

Book Review by Shimae O.