by John Green
First published 2017
Eighteen-year-old Jack drops out of high school and hits the open road, his battered Chevy the only companion on his aimless journey down historic Route 66. But as he drifts from one tourist trap to the next, he finds an unexpected sense of belonging in the eclectic community of wanderers, dreamers, and oddballs who roam the iconic highway. With a string of quickly abandoned jobs and no clear destination, Jack's rootless existence takes an unexpected turn when he meets Maya, a fierce-willed young woman searching for her own place in the world. Together, they discover that the true freedom of the open road comes not from escaping one's past, but embracing it.
Genres: fiction, adventure, coming-of-age, contemporary
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
204 pages · Paperback