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81) In the back seat
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Jeffrey doesn't want to take a long trip into the country because he is too short to see out the car window, so his big sister weaves an exciting story out of the passing scenery.
Author
Language
English
Description
Spirited, restless Gracie Lockwood, twelve, of Cliffden, Maine, living in a world where sasquatches, dragons, giants, and mermaids are common, keeps a diary of her family's journey in a used Winnebago as they seek The Extraordinary World in hopes of keeping her little brother, Sam, safe against all odds.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume no. 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this fourth book of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to take his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago. They are on the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy Failure is a condemned man.
Author
Series
Whiskers Hollow volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Bear's old truck needs a new headlight, there's just one thing to do: organize a road trip to Elephant's Old Junk Tree to find a new one. And a road trip wouldn't be complete without friends!
89) You are here
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
�2009, 2012
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Emma Healy has never felt that she fit in with the rest of her family, so when she discovers that she had a twin brother who died shortly after they were born, she takes off on an impulsive road trip to try to discover who she really is.
Author
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ronnie loves organization, especially because her brother has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, but traveling with their grandfather who is investigating wind power in Kansas brings some pleasant, if chaotic, surprises.
93) Zigzag
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2005, c2003
Language
English
Description
A high-school junior makes a trip with her aunt and two cousins, discovering places she did not know existed and strengths she did not know she had.
95) Right of way
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
While on vacation Peyton and Jace meet, and instantly click. They are dating, and everything seems perfect--until it isn't. After their breakup the two find themselves thrown together again on a road trip. One of them is lying about the destination--and trouble lies ahead.
Author
Series
Hank Zipzer volume 12
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Language
English
Description
Hank must work on a huge homework packet during a family trip to North Carolina or he will spend the day with his father at a crossword puzzle tournament rather than riding roller coasters with his mother, sister, and friend Frankie.
97) Mystery ride
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Three brothers never know where the surprise destination will be when their adventurous parents announce "Mystery Ride!" and the fivesome piles into the car for an outing.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
�2012
Language
English
Description
Colby's post-high school plans have long been that he and his best friend Bev would tour with her band, then spend a year in Europe, but when she announces that she will start college just after the tour, Colby struggles to understand why she changed her mind and what losing her means for his future.
100) Vacation queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Carter is getting a newspaper award in New York City, so Kylie Jean and her family set out across country on a driving vacation.