The Shelves

Car & Road Trips Books

Books selected for readers looking for car & road trips books.

26 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·42% reader overlap with Family Marriage & Divorce Books

1. Someone Else's Summer
Rachel Bateman
Fits this list for its focus on car and road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
2. The Geography of Lost Things
Jessica Brody
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
3. Places We've Never Been
Kasie West
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
4. Somebody Everybody Listens to
Suzanne Supplee
Fits this list for its focus on car and road.
Shelf signal: Music Stories for Teens
5. Finding Normal
Jen Doktorski, Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Fits this list for its focus on car and road.
Shelf signal: Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens
6. Love & Luck
Jenna Evans Welch
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Clean & Wholesome YA Romance
7. Wayfarers
Jeff Zentner, Brittany Cavallaro
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
8. Mariam Sharma Hits the Road
Sheba Karim
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
9. Run Away With Me
J. L. Simmonds
Included for strong teen alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
10. The Backtrack
Erin La Rosa
Included for strong small alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Multigenerational Family Stories
11. US Without You
Vicky Skinner
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
12. Things to See in Arizona
Mary Vensel White
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
13. A Song for the Road
Rayne Lacko
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
14. Unpregnant
Jenni Hendriks, Ted Caplan
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Teen Pregnancy
15. Every Time You Hear That Song
Jenna Voris
Included for strong time alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Music Stories for Teens
16. The Disenchantments
Nina LaCour
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
17. 9 Days and 9 Nights
Katie Cotugno
Included for strong teen alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
18. Freaky in Fresno
Laurie Boyle Crompton
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Film & Movies for Teens
19. Lou With the Band
Alexandra Leigh Young
Included for strong realistic alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Music Stories for Teens
20. Actually Super
Adi Alsaid
Included for strong realistic alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: Car & Road Trips
21. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen
Included for strong romance alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
22. Changes in Latitudes
Jen Malone
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
23. The 10
E.A. Hanks
Fits this list for its focus on road.
Shelf signal: Western US Travel
24. Don't Fail Me Now
Adenrele Ojo, Una LaMarche
Included for strong family alignment with this car & road trips list.
Shelf signal: YA Alternative Family Stories