<p><b>*A <i>New York Times</i> Staff Pick* </b><br><b>*An NPR Best Book of 2018*</b><br>*<b>A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2018*</b><br><br>In this debut young adult novel from journalist (and noted YA lit expert) Jen Doll, three teens in Alabama learn to move on from the baggage that''s been holding them back. <br><br>In Jen Doll''s young adult debut novel, <i>Unclaimed Baggage</i>, Doris¿a lone liberal in a conservative small town¿has mostly kept to herself since the terrible waterslide incident a few years ago. Nell had to leave behind her best friends, perfect life, and too-good-to-be-true boyfriend in Chicago to move to Alabama. Grant was the star quarterback and epitome of "Mr. Popular" whose drinking problem has all but destroyed his life. <br><br>What do these three have in common? A summer job working in a store called Unclaimed Baggage cataloging and selling other people''s lost luggage. Together they find that through friendship, they can unpack some of their own emotional bagga