Books in Road Trip series

Mount Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park, has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years and enjoyed by vacationers for more than 200! Its many plants, animals, and scenic views make the island and its famous park one of the most visited places in the United States. Colorful photographs and descriptions take readers along the historic carriage roads and to the top of Cadillac Mountain. Readers learn how the park came to be and some of the unique aspects of its geography and nature that keep visitors coming back year after year.

When their road trips takes a turn for disaster, these teens must rely on their instincts to survive. CJ and Leo can't wait to spend their winter break skiing and snowboarding with their friends Alex and Katrina. But things aren't going quite as planned, as Alex and Katrina won't stop fighting about their college plans. And then the blizzard hits while they're driving up the mountain. Will they all be able to put aside their arguing in order to make it to safety?

Father-and-son writing team Gary and Jim Paulsen pick up where their Road Trip left off. Ben has been invited to try out for a special hockey academy. But Dad wants Ben to catch up to the school field trip instead. So Ben, Dad, and their dogs, Atticus and Conor, jump into their truck. Ben concocts a secret plan to make the tryout, but Atticus and Conor are on to him. Ben and Dad’s road trip turns into a wacky adventure full of new friends and surprises.

High school bandmates Shawna, Rev, and Cass are offered their very first gig. The only problem is, it's two states away and they can't get their parents on board. So they do what any rock-'n'-roll band would: sneak out! As they race against time, they find that life on the road is much stranger than they'd imagined. Can they keep their band together long enough to make it to the gig? Rocky Road is from Summer Road Trip, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.

"Traveling to Canada to work as a tour guide was supposed to help eighteen-year-old Lewis figure out what to do with his life. But hitting British Columbia's Cariboo gold rush trail with a group of seniors goes from a chore to dangerous when a girl without a past joins in and brings trouble in her wake. Soon, he's confronted with a tangled mess of lies, accusations, and feelings he was totally unprepared for"--

Out of nowhere Sara gets a surprising phone call: her estranged father is getting remarried--and he wants her at the wedding. Sara's best friend Pete volunteers to drive to Texas with her. Driving a thousand miles to spend time with someone she barely knows, and traveling with someone who might have something else on his mind--What follows is a summer Sara will never forget. For better or for worse. Surprised? is from Summer Road Trip, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.

After both getting rejected by their prom dates, two best friends, Mitch and Kendra, decide to leave their high school woes behind. What follows is a wild ride through roadside diners, the endless desert, the alluring Las Vegas Strip--and encounters with danger Mitch and Kendra hoped to never find. After all, they say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas--but only if you manage to get back home. Vegas is from Summer Road Trip, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.

"Fourteen-year-old Tamika finds herself on the edge of the Missouri river in the grips of depression. However, events take a drastic turn when a stray rock and some quick thinking puts her in the company of a young couple on a source-to-sea kayaking tripdown the river. Tamika begins to enjoy herself and becomes friends with the couple, but dark thoughts keep trying to creep in. When the group faces the dangers of the river, Tamika must decide if she has the strength to fight for her own life"--

When Jeanne "kidnaps" Tree in order to visit Stonehenge for the 1987 summer solstice, their paths tangle with two displaced army kids, and what starts out as a simple road trip quickly turns into something far more complicated. Tree and Jeanne must navigate a whirlwind of mishaps and pushed limits--without wrecking anything more than their car in the process. Shooting Lights is from Summer Road Trip, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO.