Road Trip

“All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change.” And with this simple statement, the chain of events leading to Huck Finn’s trip down the Mississippi River begins.
However, if we’re settling down with a contemporary book, chances are that our travels aren’t going to happen on a river, but rather out on the open highway.
But what is a road trip novel? What makes one book a road tale and another a vacation story? Dictionary.com says a road trip is “a journey via automobile, sometimes unplanned or impromptu.” Well…yes and no. A road trip novel does not always need to be in a car (som
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New Releases Tagged "Road Trip"

We Burned So Bright
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
Enemies to Lovers
Wish We Were Here
The Road to Tender Hearts
Road Trip
The Rest of Our Lives
Duke (Lucky River Ranch, #4)
The Lincoln Highway
PS: I Hate You
Chase Me If You Can
Slags
You, with a View
Left of Forever (Spunes, OR, #2)
Run for the Hills
The Hitchhikers
Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4)
Mistakes We Never Made (Mistakes We Never Made, #1)
In Every Possible Way
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Paper Towns
An Abundance of Katherines
The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1)
Saving June
You, with a View
On the Road
The Road Trip
Two-Way Street
In Honor
Mosquitoland
Open Road Summer
A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2)
Let's Get Lost (English Edition)
Run for the Hills

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Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
It's quiet in the car, in a good way for once. No words, no music. Silence seems right. I roll down the windows and lean my head against the door frame, listening to the wind rush by and smelling the pine trees. I watch the stars materialize, like someone is dimming the switch on the night sky so each shining dot grows brighter and brighter. ...more
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Aaron Lauritsen
Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.
Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip

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