They sneak onto the roof and watch the stars. Owen explains that his dad is in Brooklyn for the night, so it can be their secret. Lucy asks Owen if his dad will mind them using the key. It is the one part of the building no one normally gets to see, but since Owen has a key, he can access it. When they return, Owen asks Lucy if she wants to see the rooftop. They chat for a while before heading out in search of supplies. Since the power is still out, there is nowhere to go but home. Lucy decides that, when they escape the elevator, she will take him around the city and show him the best parts. He finds New York overpowering and overcrowded. He moved them from Pennsylvania, and Owen doesn’t have any friends yet. Buckley died, Owen’s father couldn’t look at their old house anymore without feeling bad. Lucy finds out that Owen’s mother is dead. It will be a long time before anyone rescues them because no one knows they are trapped there. They don’t know it yet, but there is a power outage affecting the entire eastern seaboard.

They try to call for help, but the power is out completely. Suddenly, the elevator stops, and the lights go out. Lucy welcomes him to the building, but she doesn’t say much else because they don’t have much in common. He explains that his father is the new superintendent, and they live together in the basement apartment. She introduces herself and asks Owen where he stays. Lucy catches the elevator just before it heads down. It is a beautiful night, and she decides to head out exploring. When the novel begins, they are in London, England, and Lucy is bored at home. Lucy is often home alone as her parents travel frequently. Lucy lives on the twenty-fourth floor, and Owen lives in the basement. They both live in a high-rise apartment building in New York. The protagonists are Lucy Patterson and Owen Buckley. She earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of St.

Her books are available in more than thirty languages. Smith is an internationally bestselling young adult and middle-grade novelist. Popular with teenage readers, critics praise it for its compelling depiction of young love. Smith, follows what happens when two teenagers fall in love on an elevator in New York City during a citywide blackout. The Geography of You and Me (2014), a young adult contemporary romance novel by Jennifer E.

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