1200 Miles from Los Angeles, (Paperback)

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.

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.

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.