This story is beautifully written and much of that has to do with Coyote’s perspective. I loved Coyote’s point of view in the story and how she sees the world.I think Coyote’s point of view is what makes the style of this book one of my favorites. I loved how they form a family for a time on the bus.

And Ivan seems to hold the whole group together. Val wants a safe place but also teaches others how to be strong and the importance of honesty. Salvador and his mom are looking for a new beginning but they also discover friendship and loyalty. Lester wants to find his lady but also must decide what is most important to him. Coyote and her dad Rodeo are travelling the country trying to forget their past complete with new legal names and a list of “no-no” topics they can’t discuss. Over the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all…but that with friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her “once upon a time” into a “happily ever after”.”Īt the center of this journey is a cast of truly unique and memorable characters.They make this story relatable and heartfelt. Salvador and his mom are looking to start over. It’s also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.Ĭoyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished – the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box – she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state in four days…without him realizing it.Īlong the way, they’ll pick up a strange crew of misfit travelers. That’s how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, crisscrossing the nation.

The journey of coyote sunrise