Lost on Long Island - Paperback

by Lisa Czarina Michaud (Author)

Music was the only honest thing they had... back when dreams felt within reach and a mixtape could say it all.

In 2000, boy bands and thongs may have been pop culture, but being lost felt like freedom and finding your tribe was everything. When Carla runs into Pete, a mysterious French kid on Long Island, they start a band that becomes their world. What begins with loud amps and album swaps in a basement turns into a cross-country road trip-and a connection deeper than music.

But as they plot their escape, reality catches up. Between family dysfunction, a suspicious girlfriend, and the moment the world becomes darker, they must decide if they are chasing a teenage dream or the gateway to true freedom-and perhaps to each other.

Lost on Long Island is a coming-of-age tale with analog roots grounded in music you could actually hold and early-aughts pop culture. It's High Fidelity meets Normal People for the dial-up era-exploring tension in more-than-friendships, the chaos of growing up, and the playlists that get us through it all.