A book that is a collection of stories about six friends from Missouri who long to start a new life in a big city but have trouble finding their way. Used an outline of the state of Missouri, not to be specific but enlarged and carried over both covers to provide an interesting shape. Used casual handwritten fonts to represent a personal and friendship quality, kind of a doodling look. The arrows moving out from the text and shapes reinforce the concept of being anywhere but here and trying to find a way. The arrows lead you throughout the title and through the authors name. A place on the back echoes the front design and gives a place for the names of each short story.