Read This Story All the Way Through

　Hope is the light we follow out of darkness. It helps us get through difficult times in our lives. In her book Read This Story All the Way Through, US writer Anna Georgoulas tells a story about hope.

　The past few years have been difficult for 17-year-old Max. His 3-year-old sister has died and his mother is sad. He loses his job and his girlfriend cheats(背叛) on him. He feels like life is meaningless and he wants to kill himself.

　The date is set(确定)—New Year’s Eve—but as Max’s countdown(倒计时) begins, he meets beautiful Jane. Jane has no family. Max decides to become her friend and take care of her. The two go on a trip to New York City. Along the way, they meet different people—a father trying to get home, a runaway teenager, and a psychic(有特异功能的人)—each with their own stories and advice to share. During this trip, Max gradually(逐渐地) finds reasons to keep living.

　Georgoulas said she wrote the book for “anyone looking for reasons to go—because everyone deserves(值得) to have a few”.