Take a Road Trip with a YA Novel!

Melt with You by Jennifer Dugan

Chloe and Fallon were best friends–until they hooked up and Chloe left for college. Now, they don’t speak. But when Chloe returns the next year, avoiding Fallon proves impossible, since the two work on the ice cream truck jointly owned by their moms. Tensions only increase when their moms have the chance to impress some venture capitalists.  To do so, Chloe and Fallon will need to travel together across the country to work various food truck festivals.

I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest

Chloe’s mom may have forbidden her to follow her dreams of becoming a ballerina, but that isn’t going to stop her.  She devises a plan to take the car and drive 200 miles to audition at a conservatory. Things go awry, however, when her neighbor, former friend and now enemy, Eli hitches a ride.

Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

Jack and Nate have both been dumped, but it really stings when their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, get together and start a new social media channel to document their love. Not to be outdone, Jack agrees to join Nate’s family’s road trip across England. The two of them will craft their own fake, perfect summer for social media and show the world that their lives are pretty great, too.

When I Was Summer by J. B. Howard

Nora’s family loves her, but they don’t understand her passion for music or her unrequited crush on her totally not available bandmate Daniel. So Nora hatches a plan. Under the pretense of touring with her band, she will find the three women she believes most likely to be her birth mother and, hopefully, figure out why she’s never quite felt like she belongs.

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

After her aunt’s death, Ginny receives a packet of envelopes and some mysterious instructions. She’s supposed to set off across Europe, alone, with only what she can carry in her backpack and no cell phone, and follow the envelopes. It is a trip that could change her life.

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

After her dad passes away, Amy is left behind in California while her mom settles things in their new home in Connecticut. Now Amy has to drive the car across the country to get it to her mom. The trouble is, she isn’t comfortable driving, not since her dad died in a car accident. Fortunately, Roger, a family friend, is available to drive. And as the two explore different places across the U.S., Amy might start to feel a little bit more in control of her life.

Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez

Lulu is the straight-A sister. Milagro is the sister who seems only to care about clothes and boys. But when another spot opens up on their school’s cross-country tour to visit different colleges, Milagro decides to join Lulu. Along the way, Milagro discovers that she might want more for herself than she previously imagined. And the two might just find a way to repair their relationship.

Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West

Norah can’t wait for the road trip her mom has planned for this summer, because joining them will be her best friend Skyler, whom she hasn’t seen in years.  But when Skyler shows up, he’s distant and cold. Feeling hurt, Norah reacts in kind. But she can’t help wondering what went wrong, and why things can’t go back to the way they used to be.

The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder

Zoe and Hannah have always had each other’s backs, so when Zoe tells Hannah she needs to leave their New Jersey town and their dead-end lives, Hannah hops in the car with her.  Soon, the two are on a daring cross country road trip, where they do things they would have never done at home. And, along the way, they’ll discover what they really want out

Boys of the Beast by Monica Zepeda

Cousins Matt, Ethan, and Oscar don’t really know each other. But when they meet at their grandmother’s funeral in Oregon, they all decide to pile in the car Matt has inherited and help him drive it back to his home in New Mexico. They come from very different backgrounds and have different life experiences, but learn that family really can help a person through the tough times.