Books to travel by
You can't leave town, but your imagination can...
Being stuck at home because of COVID-19 got you down and feeling restless? We're here to help. These fiction titles will let you travel through mysterious and exciting places from the comfort of your home. If you read one you really like, let us know. You could write a review for the MPL website!
Are We There Yet? by David Levithan
Take a trip to Italy in this "introspective, moving, and honest" (Publishers Weekly) novel by bestselling author David Levithan in which fledgling family bonds are threatened by new love.
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom.
Fear of Missing Out by Kate McGovern
Everyone has a fear of missing out on something—a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school. But what if it's life that you'll be missing out on?
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim
Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It's going to be quite an adventure.
Layover by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer
Fans of Julie Buxbaum's Tell Me Three Things and Morgan Matson's Since You've Been Gone will get caught up in the drama of this road trip romance that begins with an unplanned flight layover in L.A. and turns into a wild adventure.
A Lite Too Bright by Samuel Miller
For fans of literary classics such as The Catcher in the Rye and The Perks of Being a Wallflower comes a stirring new thought-provoking novel from debut author Sam Miller about a loss shrouded in mystery with twists and turns down every railway.
The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody
In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl discovers the value of ordinary objects while learning to forgive her absent father.
A lot can happen on the road from lost to found...
Love And Other Train Wrecks by Leah Konen
A whirlwind twenty-four-hour romance about two teens who meet—and perhaps change their minds about love—on a train ride in the middle of a snowstorm.
I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski
Sydney has the perfect summer mapped out. She's spending the next four and a half weeks traveling through Europe with her childhood best friend Leela. Their plans include Eiffel Tower selfies, eating cocco gelato, and making out with très hot strangers. But things don't always go according to plans.
Paper Hearts by Ali Novak
Felicity has her entire future planned. Ever since her older sister ran away, she's had the full weight of her mother's expectations on her shoulders. So she works hard to get straight As and save for college.
Except sometimes the best things in life are unplanned-like when Felicity meets a handsome, masked stranger while she is volunteering at a charity masquerade ball.
Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
The bestselling author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight returns with a meet-cute romance about Hugo and Mae, two teens who are thrown together on a cross-country train trip that will teach them about love, each other, and the futures they can build for themselves.
