Night Road / Kristin Hannah / 385 pages / R. T. Reviewer's Choice Award

This YA read deals with the dangers of partying, drinking, and driving.  Twins Zach and Mia have been friends with Lexie for 3 years.  They are well-to-do children of a doctor and their mother Jude loves gardening and caring for her kids and husband.  Lexie lives with her Walmart working aunt in a trailer park.  Her mother died of an overdose and she never knew her dad.  Jude monitors the kids' behavior, sets, curfews, and reminds the kids often of the no drinking rule.  Tension mounts when Zach decides to attend college with Lexie rather with his sister.  This decision is not well received by his parents.  Mia offers to forgo her dream college to attend with Zach and Lexie.  At the last senior party, Zach has way too much to drink.  He was supposed to be the designated driver and both Lexie and Mia ask him repeatedly to stop drinking.  An accident on Night Road causes the death of one of the teens and life-altering consequences for all involved.