Road novels is a literary genre that would appeal to anyone looking for adventure, looking for changes, redemption in their life, maybe a way to escape from the treadmill of life, search for new direction in life or just the trip that was put aside because of different reasons. It can also appeal to someone who is looking for something that would enlighten their lives. For young adults, a road trip probably would represent a new way to learn, new adventures, see the world under different perspective or to gain life experience and help to take decisions before committed into bigger responsibilities as studies or other life commitments.

Whichever is your reason and if you are unsure which path to follow join to this road trip where you can choose the following road novels literature pathways:

• Psychological fiction
• Place and Identity
• Humorous
• Domestic fiction and
• Young adult fiction.

I hope you will find your selection useful and enjoyable!!

Young Adult Fiction - Night road by A.M. Jenkins

Cole looks like an average teen, but he is a vampire. He possesses an extraordinary level of caution and control, he knows that one error could lock in for eternity inside a coffin. He's very experienced and a master of life on the road and he thinks he's prepared for anything. But not everyone is as careful as he is. Cole has been asked to train Gordon, so that he can learn how to fit in his new life, how to feed and how to live as a blood drinker. Cole agrees, taking him on a road trip. But no matter how carefully he plans, or how much he thinks he's in control, accidents will happen. This is a thrilling read, is a retelling of the vampire mythology, creating it’s own myths and rules. Even though the book is about vampires, it really is a study in human nature and the searching of the full personal potential.

Jenkins, A.M. Night road, New York : HarperCollins, 2010

Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen

Sam Carter is a sufferer of the Tourette's Syndrome. He was victim of bullying throughout his highschool days because of his tics and outbursts that come from his condition. Sam feels rejected by his stepfather, Bill who has told him many stories about his neglectful father who gave Sam his disorder through his faulty genes. Now Sam is about to graduate from high school. He has no prospects, no college dreams, no future to look forward to. But when he start to work for George the Coot, things start to change. He learns the truth about his father, he start to discover himself and is ready to take an automobile travel to find answers. This is a novel shaped with tension, romance and hope in the quest for self-identity, the truth and little love and acceptance along the way.

This Award winner of the Schneider Family Book, changed the face of Tourette's Syndrome for modern teens.

Friesen, Jonathan. Jerk, California, New York, N.Y. : Speak, 2008.

To get more information about Tourette's Syndrome visit:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tourette/tourette.htm