1200 Miles from Los Angeles

<p>When his car breaks down on his way to Los Angeles Sanford takes a job at a small-town diner along the interstate to earn the money he needs to keep going west. He learns that his religion means something different there - for better or worse.</p><p></p><p>1200 Miles from Los Angeles is a journal novel based on Simon's experiences working at a Starbucks surrounded by Christian colleges. Of being a token in a new place. </p><p></p><p>Simon also touches upon his feelings of Jewish Identity. He was raised Jewish went to Hebrew School and was Bar Mitzvah'd but still doesn't know what that really means.</p>