8 Key Differences Between Netflix's "Along For the Ride" and the Sarah Dessen Book

Auden and Eli immediately form a bond based on their insomnia-fueled sleep schedules — they're both "nocturnes," as Eli calls it in the movie — so it makes sense that they meet late at night on the deserted boardwalk. Auden notices Eli riding his bike night after night, but they don't talk until he veers too close to her, making her knock over her coffee, and offers to buy her a fresh cup. In the book, Auden runs into Eli while taking her colicky step-sister, Thisbe, out for a walk at sunrise in hopes of soothing her to sleep.