Car Trouble

A plea to young people to get involved in the quest for alternative energy sources, wrapped in a fun comic adventure.  Young people on road trips sure do get into, and out of, interesting jams.  This might not be the most realistic book in the 'genre' but as anyone who has ever been young and adventurous knows, truth can be even stranger than even this kind of fiction.  Large print & margins made this a quick read, would probably appeal to teen reluctant readers.

This is a well written book about a man who travels across the country for a new job. The book basically details the mishaps he and the 2 passengers he picks up have along the way.

YA novel that I can see being made into a movie of sorts, though with adults not kids. Computer Geek, sleezy guy, wanna be singer whose mother is a fraud artist and a barfy dog travel west with a couple of thugs after them.

DNF- Hmmm, I'm only a couple pages into this and having trouble suspending my disbelief. The boy buys a car for ~$700. The only reason he does this is drive from the east coast to California for a job. I happen to know that he could easily buy a one way plane ticket for much, much, much less money. And then if he really needs a car when he gets there, he'd still have plenty of money saved to buy another clunker car to get around with.
Oh, I read the next couple of pages and it explains his motivation for driving. Still not convinced though.

Fun book about a young man leaving his family for a new job and life in California and the adventures along the way.

Fun book about high school graduate who drives across the country to California in anticipation of his new job in the computer industry. Along the way he learns plenty of life lessons on dealing with the world and the people around him.

Funny and interesting, good for ages 12-16. Not anything earth-shattering, but pretty good.