Avocado Bliss by Candace Robinson & Gerardo Delgadillo

Dacre is a diabetic who hides his disease from the world because he doesn’t want to be pitied. Moving back and forth between parents, he and his siblings arrive in Mexico to find that their mother is living with a very young man. Trying to avoid the situation Dacre takes a position on an Avocado farm that is being run by Sal, a hard-working farm girl who has no time for the regular teen life as her avocado trees are her obsession.

The two must take a long road trip to deliver a shipment of avocados. One thing leads to another as the two must become friends and trust each other, if they have a hope of getting home.

This is a light-hearted teen romance with enough danger and laughter to keep the story moving along at a fast pace. There are a lot of life messages that can apply to most of us growing up. The real-life issues of living with diabetes or any other life-threatening disease was well told. But dealing with broken families, loss of family and many other issues makes this read memorable.