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Travel, Road Trip, Wanderlust - Teens

The crux of this list is books about teens traveling. It may be a road trip to process grief, find love, or begin an adventure. All of these stories involve some form of travel. Read the descriptions to find out more and place a hold. -MCFL

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  • After the death of her aunt, Noreen travels to New Delhi on a gap year, where love and the vibrant complexities of India help her rediscover her voice and redefine what home means.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Quill Tree Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021 — Teen Fiction Karim
  • After her brother’s death leaves her family fractured and silent, Stella Chen reluctantly joins her estranged childhood friend Alan Zhao on a college road trip across California. As the journey rekindles their old bond, Stella is forced to confront…
    Book, 2025New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025 — Teen Fiction Tian
  • Two teen girls, former best friends and one-time lovers, go on a summer road trip in an ice cream truck.
    Book, 2022New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022 — Fiction Dugan, J
  • When her terminally ill twin sister Violet chooses medically assisted death, Indigo Phillips clings to hope after hearing a mysterious voice claiming it can save her sister if the family travels to a remote rock formation in the Arizona desert. As…
    Book, 2019Toronto, Ontario : Inkyard Press, 2019 — Teen Fiction Davis
  • Three cousins take a roadtrip through Europe to fulfill the mysterious dying wish of their fourth cousin.
    Book, 2016New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 — Teen Fiction Hattemer
  • With the world set to end in nine months, Aisha sets out with her mother, boyfriend Walter, and others to find her estranged sister June and repair their fractured family. Traveling across Malaysia in a decorated campervan, the group confronts past…
    Book, 2023New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2023 — YA Fiction Mikail
  • Three teenage boy cousins on a road trip through California and the Southwest come to terms with truths about their families and themselves.
    Book, 2022New York : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2022] — Teen Fiction Zepeda
  • After Jessie discovers her abusive stepfather's murdered body, she and Brooke embark on an unexpected road trip where they encounter interesting characters and their friendship blossoms into something more.
    Book, 2025New York : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2025 — Teen Fiction Simmonds
  • On a youth temple tour through North India, Tara Bajaj and aspiring photojournalist Silas D’Souza-Gupta confront family secrets and unexpected romance while reconnecting with their roots.
    Book, 2023New York : Skyscape, 2023 — Fiction Sharma
  • Hoping to escape her troubled past, Lara takes a job aboard a luxury train only to become drawn into a mystery involving two siblings and a collection of strange, otherworldly plants. As the train’s secrets deepen and the plants begin haunting her…
    Book, 2025New York : Delacorte Press, [2025] — YA Fiction Goldsmith
  • A teen girl goes out of her comfort zone to help her sister by taking her summer job, leading a tour group of seniors (and the tour company owner's handsome son) through Europe.
    Book, 2016New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] — Teen Fiction Malone
  • Brothers Teodoro and Manny Avila take a road trip to address Manny's PTSD following his tour in Iraq, and to help T. change his life and win the heart of Wendy Martinez. Includes information and resources about PTSD.
    Book, 2018New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018 — TEEN Fiction Flores-Scott
  • Overachiever Luz 'Lulu' Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan ... Middle sister Milagro wants nothing to do with college or a nerdy class field trip ... On a journey from Baltimore all the way to San Francisco, Lulu…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022 — Fiction Velez, A
  • After a scandalous photo of their friend Ghazala sparks outrage in her family, three Pakistani-American teenagers embark on a spontaneous road trip to New Orleans in search of freedom and escape. Along the way, Mariam, Ghazala, and Umar confront…
    Book, 2018New York : HarperTeen, 2018 — YA Fiction Karim
  • When Vinnie Smith’s carefully planned future begins to unravel, she convinces her struggling childhood friend Roo Carpenter to join her on a road trip across inland Australia in her late mother’s old Kombi van. As old memories surface, the two must…
    Book, 2025New York : Scholastic Press, [2025] — Teen Fiction Arnot
  • After inheriting her estranged father’s prized 1968 Firebird convertible, Ali Collins embarks on a road trip up the Pacific coast with her ex-boyfriend Nico to sell the car and save her childhood home from foreclosure. As the journey forces them to…
    Book, 2018New York : Simon Pulse, 2018 — Fiction Brody, J
  • Seventeen-year-old Steven "Stiggy" Gabel tries to cope with his father's suicide, his mother's depression, and his girlfriend's departure by taking off down the Great River Road from Minnesota to Louisiana.
    Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019] — Teen Fiction Hautman
  • With her best friend Kacey heading off to college, Florie finally steps outside her comfort zone and joins a secret road trip to San Francisco after winning tickets to a live true crime podcast show. Traveling with Kacey’s older brother Sam, her…
    Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022 — Fiction Coombs, A
  • How can your life change when you break the rules every now and then? Hannah Cho is about to find out when she impulsively decides to road trip to Las Vegas, her older sister and BFF in tow, to surprise Nick Cooper and finally declare her…
    Book, 2016New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2016 — Teen Fiction Love
  • When she falls for a boy who moves to California without any warning, sixteen-year-old Eva and her best friend, Annie, set off on a road trip to the West Coast to see him again, confronting the complex truth about love along the way.
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015 — Fiction Rabb