I am currently reading Infinite in Between by Carolyn Mackler. Infinite in Between is a fictional story about five teens; Gregor, Whitney, Zoe, Jake, and Mia. The story takes place over the four years at Hankinson High School. Gregor is a boy who is hopelessly in love with Whitney, a girl who seems to have it all together. But Whitney is fangirling over Zoe, the new girl in town who seems to be running from everything including a video of her celebrity mother screaming at her, the secret behind her father, and most importantly, herself. Mia is another girl who watches everyone but doesn't say a single word while dealing with her own problems including, rumors about her, hating everything about herself, and a mother who always tells her to “do something about her appearance”. And lastly, Jake, a boy who is secretly in love with his best friend, Ted. On freshman orientation day, the freshman class is assigned an ice breaker activity. As Gregor, Whitney, Zoe, Jake, and Mia form their group, they begin developing an idea and that's where the unforgettable journey begins. Whitney suggested, “...what I was going to say is that we could write notes today. Letters to our future selves. We’ll seal them all together. When we meet at …show more content…
They all realized that although they weren't always in each other's lives, they were all on a journey together. And that’s where the title comes into play. On Dictionary.com, I noticed that the definition of infinite is “immeasurably great.” I also looked up the definition of between, which is “in the period separating.” It was the period of all of them separating that made the journey immeasurably great. Over four years of going to school together, Gregor, Whitney, Zoe, Jake, and Mia realized that they didn't have to be close friends to go on a journey together. They made a journey from the infinite in