The Road Trip, a classic story where the characters discover something about themselves over the course of adventures had while driving a long distance.
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Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
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After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student, and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.
The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner
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When their friend Scooter dies of a rare disease, teenagers Nick Gardner and Jaycee Amato set out on a secret journey to find the father who abandoned “The Scoot” when he was an infant, and give him a signed first edition of “Of Mice and Men.”
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Find it on the shelf: YA Green
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
Paper Towns by John Green
Find it on the shelf: YA Green
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q’s neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
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In an attempt to find a cure after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s (aka mad cow) disease, Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old boy, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital.
How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart,
Sarah Mylnowski, and Lauren Myracle
Find it on the shelf: YA Lockhart
Told in alternating voices, Jesse, Vicks, and Mel, hoping to leave all their worries and woes behind, escape their small town by taking a road trip to Miami.
You Don’t Know About Me by Brian Meehl
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Billy has spent his almost-sixteen years with four cardinal points–Mother, Christ, Bible, and Home-school–but when he sets off on a wild road trip to find the father he thought was dead, he learns much about himself and life.
Crash Into Me by Albert Borris
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Four suicidal teenagers go on a “celebrity suicide road trip,” visiting the graves of famous people who have killed themselves, with the intention of ending their lives in Death Valley, California.
Mare’s War by Tanita S. Davis
Find it on the shelf: YA Davis
Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells them about growing up black in 1940s Alabama and serving as a member of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.