Winner London Book Festival Winner Florida Book Festival Winner Great Southwest Book Festival Mom’s Choice Award Runner Up Great Southeast Book Festival Runner Up Great Northwest Book Festival Runner UP Best YA Fiction – The New England Book Festival Runner UP Best YA Fiction-Great Midwest Book Festival Honorable Mentions Paris, Los Angeles, New England, New York and Great Midwest Book Festivals Sensational story of two young men approaching adulthood in the wake of the Great Depression and the challenges of the oncoming WWII. George and Schmitty encounter an old man with an antique motorcycle which seems to invoke the spirit of its previous owner – a soldier killed in WWI. Schmitty plans a cross-country trip to Sturgis and Mt. Rushmore to ponder his future, which brings unexpected results. With his and George’s futures weighing in the balance, they both make life-changing decisions which they will carry with them for the remainder of their days.