![]() That's where one of the characters, a kid named Ren, is desperately trying to find his mom, who's in a part of the city known as Skid Row. Much of the action takes place in downtown L.A. Pochoda's novel is called Wonder Valley, and it follows several different characters who all connect back to that mystery man on the freeway. ![]() "He's free, he's bucking the rules, and he's moving." "He's just completely antithetical to everything that I imagine a morning commuter is up against," Pochoda says. Ivy Pochoda begins her new novel almost like she's trying to break up the ho-hum of an everyday morning: In the middle of downtown traffic, there's a man jogging, without a care, through Los Angeles' crazy maze of freeways. ![]() ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Wonder Valley Author Ivy Pochoda ![]()
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