Coyote Sunrise #1: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

This heartfelt road-trip novel follows twelve-year-old Coyote Sunrise, who has lived for five years with her father, Rodeo, in a converted school bus, drifting across the country as they avoid confronting the grief of losing her mother and two sisters in a car accident. When Coyote learns the park where her family buried a cherished memory box is about to be demolished, she secretly schemes to get her father to drive thousands of miles back home before it's too late. Along the way, they pick up a found family of fellow travelers, including a Latino boy and his mother fleeing domestic abuse, a Black musician, and a teenage girl named Val who was kicked out of her home for being gay and is searching for a safe place to be herself. The story explores themes of grief, healing, chosen family, acceptance, and the courage it takes to confront the past in order to move forward.