Unclaimed Baggage

By Jen Doll

Book Overview

*A New York Times Staff Pick*
*An NPR Best Book of 2018*
*A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2018*

In Jen Doll's young adult debut novel, Unclaimed Baggage, Doris--a lone liberal in a conservative small town--has mostly kept to herself since the terrible waterslide incident a few years ago. Nell had to leave behind her best friends, perfect life, and too-good-to-be-true boyfriend in Chicago to move to Alabama. Grant was the star quarterback and epitome of "Mr. Popular" whose drinking problem has all but destroyed his life. What do these three have in common? A summer job working in a store called Unclaimed Baggage cataloging and selling other people's lost luggage. Together they find that through friendship, they can unpack some of their own emotional baggage and move on into the future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374306060
• ISBN13: 9780374306069
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Highly recommend for young adults. It was a good quick read with relatable characters you can quick

The book is well written. You can completely become involved with the characters and how they develop in the story. There are a few more adult topics so I would use caution letting young teens read the book. We live in the actual town where Unclaimed Baggage is located, and purchased multiple copies for some younger teens…really happy I proofread it first. Would highly recommend to young adults. I would also love to see a sequel on how the characters move forward.