The days are longer and the weather is hotter, which means it’s definitely summertime! One of America’s most time-honored traditions is the road trip. According to the Federal Highway Administration, about 80 percent of Americans take road trips.
Whether you are planning to take a road trip this summer or not, we have some stories that will transport you away.
After learning his high school sweetheart is now a widow, PJ Halliday, a 63-year-old lottery winner decides to travel across the country to win her over. However, a family tragedy strikes, and he unexpectedly finds himself as a guardian to two orphans. Not letting this deter him, he decides to convince his adult daughter to come along and together with the kids and a cat named pancakes they set out on this journey in The Road to Tender Hearts.
Madeline Hill lived a quiet life on Tennessee farm with her mother after they were abandoned by Madeline’s father two decades ago. One day, someone named Ruben Hill shows up claiming to be her half-brother, also abandoned by their father. It is revealed that over the years, their father ended up abandoning four different families. The newly found half-siblings band together on a cross-country road trip to finally confront their father in Run for the Hills.
In The Rest of Our Lives, Law professor Tom Layward promises himself to leave his cheating wife one day once the kids are out of the house. After dropping off this youngest child at college, he decides to make good on that promise and just keep driving instead of returning. Along the way Tom reflects on his past and thinks about his future.
Two exes, Addie and Dylan, haven’t spoken in two years since their messy break up. As luck would have it, Dylan rear-ends Addie's car while on the way to a wedding in Scotland. Now the two deal with the awkwardness as they travel in the same cramped car to attend the wedding in The Road Trip.
Cat lovers will find bittersweet delight in The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Nana, the cat, and his owner Satoru travel across Japan in a silver van to visit three of Satoru’s lifelong friends. Along the way, they reflect on themes on love, loyalty, gratitude and the bond they share between them.
Note: also be sure to check out our list of books celebrating the Route 66 Centennial.
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