hi! i take the bus in the morning and really need a light, fun book to read to get my mind off things. im looking for a book thats sort of like the movie "almost famous"...a young kid taking off to persue his dreams...or something like: kids fleeing to L.A. to free themselves from everday life...something fun with alot of traveling. any suggestions??
2007-02-08 17:57:08 · 10 answers · asked by nico_soul1 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There is a lovely book by Joan Bauer called Rules of the Road. A teenage girl who just got her license gets a job driving the CEO of the shoe store where she works, from somewhere in the midwest (MN?) to Texas. The older woman is a bit crotchety, and there is some drama about what will happen at the annual shareholder's meeting in Texas.
The first Harry Potter book has "some young kid taking off to persue his dreams". It is a light read, and funny, too. Not long and dark like the later books.
The Great Turkey Walk by [Karen?] Karr is a great story about a boy who walks a herd of turkeys from (kansas?) to Denver in the mid 1800's. It is light and funny, and a bit of history thrown in, too.
I also recommend, as they involve travelling and are not too serious:
Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat books
The Great American Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross
Adam of the Road
Crispin: Cross of Lead
Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman
2007-02-09 01:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by suzykew70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try The Stainless Steel Rat is Born by Harry Harrison. It's fun with a lot of travelling. It's about a kid who sets out the be the very best Master thief ever.
2007-02-09 02:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to a good thriller to read check out "Angelhair" by Joseph Noga. It's an easy read and very hard to put down once you start it. Time will pass just as fast as the pages you will be turning. If you want a preview of the book go to the authors website www.joenoga.com Give it a look, and enjoy!
2007-02-09 11:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
2007-02-10 02:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by awanderingelf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try reading Nicholas Spark's the Rescue, it's my all time favorite. It is sorda a novel though. I've also read the Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, it's about a girl who is killed and cant seem to leave earth and be happy in heaven...
2007-02-09 02:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Livier A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tale of Two Cities.
2007-02-09 05:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ben B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start with Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow," then work my way back to Joyce's "Ulysses," Pound's "The Cantos," and then Tolstoy's "War and Peace." Just read Jugz, it'll be more satisfying.
2007-02-09 02:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kramer:
Check site below, looks like exactly what you want.
2007-02-09 14:09:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Other Side of the Mountain"
2007-02-09 02:05:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why don't you try to write a book? it is more fun!
2007-02-09 03:34:42 · answer #10 · answered by lock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋