The Geography of You and Me

By Jennifer E. Smith

YA SMITH

Sparks fly when Lucy Patterson

and Owen Buckley meet on an

elevator rendered useless by a

New York City blackout. After

the teens separate

geographically, they stay

connected emotionally.

Peak

By Roland Smith

YA SMITH

A fourteen-year-old boy

attempts to be the youngest

person to reach the top of

Mount Everest.

Strange the Dreamer

By Laini Taylor

YA TAYLOR

In the aftermath of a war

between gods and men, a hero,

a librarian, and a girl must

battle the fantastical elements

of a mysterious city stripped of

its name.

Love & Luck

By Jenna Evans Welch

YA WELCH

In Ireland for a wedding, Addie

hopes to move past something

she did that has left her

miserable and threatens her

future, but her brother Ian isn't

letting her forget.

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The Art of Not Breathing

By Sarah Alexander

YA ALEXANDER

Elsie Main has tried to

remember what really

happened the day her twin died.

When Tay introduces Elsie to

the world of freediving, she

vows to find the answers she

seeks at the bottom of the sea.

Let’s Get Lost

By Adi Alsaid

YA ALSAID

During her cross-country

adventures following the tragic

death of her family, Leila

touches the lives of four

strangers.

Mosquitoland

By David Arnold

YA ARNOLD

When she learns that her

mother is sick in Ohio, Mim

confronts her demons on a

thousand-mile odyssey from

Mississippi that redefines her

notions of love, loyalty, and

what it means to be sane.

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

By Leigh Bardugo

YA BARDUGO

Diana, Princess of the Amazons,

journeys to the World of Man in

search of the Warbringer— a

direct descendent of the

infamous Helen of Troy.

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour

By Morgan Matson

YA MATSON

After the death of her father,

Amy and Roger set out on a

road trip from California to

Connecticut, but wind up taking

many detours, forcing Amy to

face her worst fears.

The Lifeboat Clique

By Kathy Parks

YA PARKS

Trapped on a small boat

drifting out to sea with her ex-

best friend and a band of

popular kids, Denver wonders if

dehydration or the girl she once

loved like a sister will kill her

before they are rescued.

After the End

By Amy Plum

YA PLUM

Searching for fellow survivors

of World War III, a girl from a

remote Alaskan village

discovers that the war never

actually happened and that she

must now adapt to a strange

and dangerous modern world.

Divergent

By Veronica Roth

YA ROTH

Tris must choose among five

predetermined factions to

define her identity for the rest

of her life, a decision made

more difficult when she

discovers that she is Divergent.

And We’re Off

By Dana Schwartz

YA SCHWARTZ

Offered a summer trip to

Europe to study history's most

famous artists, Nora is required

to create a unique painting at

each stop.

Passenger

By Alexandra Bracken

YA BRACKEN

Etta, a violin prodigy, wakes up

on a ship in another time period,

where Nicholas, a man trying to

escape his past, is trying to keep

his former captors from claiming

a stolen object of untold value.

Walk on Earth a Stranger

By Rae Carson

YA CARSON

Lee, a young woman with the

magical ability to sense the

presence of gold, must flee her

home to avoid people who would

abuse her powers, setting her

off on a dangerous journey

across Gold Rush-era America.

Graceling

By Kristin Cashore

YA CASHORE

In a world where some people

are born with extreme and often-

feared skills called Graces,

Katsa struggles for redemption

from her own horrifying Grace,

the Grace of killing.

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip

to Infinity

By Kristin Elizabeth Clark

YA CLARK

A male-to-female trans teen,

Jess, and her male best friend,

Chunk, take a road trip across

country to attend Jess's father's

wedding to her mother's former

best friend.

The Wonder of Us

By Kim Culbertson

YA CULBERTSON

Riya purposes that she and her

long-distance best friend Abby

take a two week Grand Tour and

travel around Europe to

reconnect.

The Maze Runner

By James Dashner

YA DASHNER

Thomas wakes up with no

memory in the middle of a

maze and realizes he must

work with the community in

which he finds himself if he is

to escape.

Tess of the Road

By Rachel Hartman

YA HARTMAN

Tess Dombegh journeys

through the kingdom of

Goredd in search of the World

Serpents and finds herself

along the way.

The Land of 10,000

Madonnas

By Kate Hattemer

YA HATTEMER

Three cousins take a road trip

through Europe to fulfill the

mysterious dying wish of their

fourth cousin.

The Disenchantments

By Nina Lacour

YA LACOUR

Colby tries to understand his

future while struggling to

understand why his best

friend, Beth, changed her mind

about touring as a band and

spending a year abroad in

Europe.

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice

and Virtue

By Mackenzi Lee

YA LEE

Vowing to make his yearlong

escapade across Europe his

last hurrah, Monty and his best

friend Percy find themselves in

the middle of a dangerous

manhunt involving pirates and

highwaymen.

The Art of Holding On and

Letting Go

By Kristen Bartley Lenz

YA LENZ

When tragedy strikes on an

Ecuadorian mountaintop,

competitive-climber Cara's

nomadic lifestyle comes to an

abrupt halt as she embarks on a

year of discovery.

Daughter of the Pirate Queen

By Tricia Levenseller

YA LEVENSELLER

Leaving behind her beloved ship

and crew, Alosa deliberately

facilitates her own kidnapping

to get on a pirate ship that may

have a legendary map on board.

Open Road Summer

By Emery Lord

YA LORD

Reagan tries to escape

heartbreak and a bad

reputation by going on tour with

her country superstar best

friend, only to find more trouble

while on the road.

Warcross

By Marie Lu

YA LU

When coder Emika Chen hacks

her way into the opening

tournament of the Warcross

Championships, she glitches

herself into the game as well as

a sinister plot with major

consequences for the Warcross

empire.

Wanderlost

By Jen Malone

YA MALONE

A teen girl goes out of her

comfort zone to help her sister

by taking her summer job,

leading a tour group of seniors

through Europe.