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"You're not in Kansas anymore."
- The Princess Diaries 2001
When a California girl crashes into classic fiction, nothing stays in black and white.
Charlotte Greene is the picture of sun-soaked Southern California: tanned skin, effortless style, and a convertible '55 Thunderbird that turns heads. After graduating high school, she sets out on a solo cross-country road trip to feel closer to the parents she lost too young. But somewhere on a dusty Oklahoma highway, a flash of light sends her skidding off course-straight into 1960s Tulsa.
And not just any Tulsa.
She walks into a gas station and meets a boy named Sodapop. Then Steve. Then Johnny. Then Ponyboy. One by one, the characters from The Outsiders come to life-and Charlotte realizes she hasn't just stumbled into the past... she's fallen into the pages of a book.
In a world without smartphones, feminism, or iced lattes, Charlotte's California charm makes her stand out in all the wrong ways. But as she navigates the tensions between Greasers and Socs, she'll have to figure out why she's here, what it means, and how to get out-before she becomes part of a story with a tragic ending. Or if she can change it.