Blurb: "Pondering math problems is Esther Ainsworth’s obsession. If only life’s puzzles required logic. Her stepfather’s solution? Avoidance. He’s exiled the family to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, to erase a big secret from Esther’s past. She finds new friends: Jesús from the local coffee bar; a girl named Color who finds beauty in an abandoned video store; Beth, the church choir outcast; and Moss, a boy with alluring possibilities. Together, they hit the road to face Esther’s past head-on."

I don't like math, never better than a C- in the subject, but I loved Esther's math jokes and her calculations.

She and her friends were interesting because they had their own personalities and problems without defaulting to stereotypes and clichés. The dialogue was believable as were most of the reactions. The themes of friendship, first love, and family conflicts are involved in this story as well.

I had a problem with this part of the blurb "they hit the road to face Esther's past head-on." This doesn't happen until the very end and the scene was a let down after all the hints dropped throughout the story (too many IMO).