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"Ashley Davison, a graduate student in California, desperately wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle. Dashiell Sutherland, a former army intelligence officer, has a job interview in Seattle and must arrive by December 23. Though frantic to book a last-minute flight out of San Francisco, both are out of luck: Every flight is full, and there's only one rental car available. Ashley and Dash reluctantly decide to share the car, but neither...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In addition to the lavishly illustrated drives with full page descriptions, the editors have included additional lists of recommendations such as "The top 10 drivers' drives," "The top 10 spectacular bridges," The top 10 lakeside drives," "The top 10 music drives," and more. The drives vary. Some are routes through spectacular landscapes or leisurely journeys of discovery; some are short day trips; others are legendary long-distance odysseys. Additional...
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English
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Two heartwarming tales about the power of a good story to open our eyes to life's possibilities. Anne McWilliams has lost everything. After her marriage falls apart and a hurricane destroys her home, she realizes that her life has fallen out of focus. So she takes to the road to ask long-lost friends and strangers a simple question, "What's your best story?" Can the funny, tragic, inspirational tales she hears on her journey help Anne see what she's...
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English
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""When I read anything from Sheila Roberts, I know I will laugh, cry and close the book with a happy sigh." —RaeAnne Thayne From USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts, three generations of travelers embark on a Christmas road trip filled with humor and heart, set against the snowy mountains of Washington State. Michelle and Max are not planning on a happy holiday. Their marriage is in shambles and the D word has entered their vocabulary....
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Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Sunshine, hot dogs, friends, and the excitement of the game: Baseball is called America's pastime for a reason. Experience the best of the MLB cities and stadiums with Moon Baseball Road Trips.
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Series
Fly Guy volume 11
Publisher
Cartwheel Books/Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While riding in the car with Buzz and his father, Fly Guy gets blown out of the window and finds himself riding in a truck, then a boat, a train, an airplane, and maybe even a rocket.
10) All the way
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Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Hoping to have sex for the first time with a girl he has met on the Internet, seventeen-year-old Ian drives with his two best friends from Illinois to South Carolina.
11) Silver alert
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A driving force in literature, the one and only Lee Smith returns with a road trip novel, a story full of hope and humor about not going away quietly—at any age. Aging Herb’s charmed life with his dear wife, Susan, in their Key West house is coming undone. Susan now needs constant care, and Herb is in denial about his own ailing health. The one bright spot is the arrival of an endlessly optimistic manicurist calling herself Renee....
12) Sway: a novel
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Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Cass's attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip in which he shows her the creative, magical side of himself.
14) In real life
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her spring break plans are ruined, Hannah embarks on a road trip to Vegas to meet an online friend she's never met but with whom she has been communicating since she was in eighth grade, in order to declare her feelings for him.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
©2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Shelby Cooper, nearly eighteen, has been overprotected by her single mother all her life but after a car accident, Shelby's mother steals her away from the hospital, revealing that Shelby's father is not dead, but rather a violent man who promised to hunt them down.
17) Dog
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A former Army Ranger with PTSD sets off on a road trip down the Pacific Coast with a military working dog that he is bringing to a fellow soldier's funeral.
Briggs and his companion Lulu, a Belgian Malinois, haul ass down the Pacific Coast in time to catch their best friend's and handler's funeral. One of them has a week to live; the other lives like every day is his last.
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Serge Storms novels volume 17
Language
English
Description
When a scam leads to a young woman's disappearance, Florida serial killer and encyclopedia of Sunshine State lore Serge Storms and his sidekick Coleman load up the car for a road trip to save a damsel in distress.
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