High school junior Clementine Decker lives her life like a "modern-day" flower child in 1994. She lives with her devout Christian parents who give Clem enough freedom for a girl her age, but she longs for more. She longs to see what the world looks like beyond her New York village. She gets the chance when she meets a new student in her grade at her school, teenage rebel Julian Casablancas. Julian's lifestyle is a lot like Clem's, and although he takes some getting used to, they hit it off, first as friends, then as lovers. Clem's parents disapprove of Julian at first, but with their blessing, the young couple spend the summer after their junior year traveling the nation in Julian's van, including a stop at Summerfest in Wisconsin. Clem finally gets her chance to travel with the one she loves, but homesickness gets the best of her. Will the world be everything Clem has dreamed of, or will she spend the entire trip longing for home?
28 parts