Road Tripped, Pete Hautman
Road Tripped, Pete Hautman
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Road Tripped

Author: Pete Hautman

Narrator: Christopher Carley

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/11/2019


Synopsis

In this captivating story about loss, love, and changing your ways, National Book Award--winning author Pete Hautman imbues the classic road trip novel with clever wit and heartfelt musings about life and death. Steven Gerald Gabel-a.k.a. Stiggy-needs to get out of Minnesota. His father recently look his own life, his mother is a shell of the person she used to be, and his sort-of-girlfriend ghosted him and skipped town. What does he have left to stick around for? Armed with his mom's credit card and a tourist map of Great River Road, Stiggy sets off in his dad's car. The only problem is, life on his own isn't exactly what he expected and, soon enough, he finds himself at a crossroads: keep running from his demons, or let them hitch a ride back home with him.

About Pete Hautman

Pete Hautman is the author of many books for young adults, including the National Book Award winner Godless, the Klaatu Diskos trilogy, and Eden West. His middle-grade novels include The Rat Queen, Otherwood (winner of an Edgar Award), and Slider, which Booklist lauded for its “crystalline prose, delectable detail, rip-roaring humor, and larger-than-life characters.” Pete Hautman divides his time between Wisconsin and Minnesota.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pipsprite on October 28, 2019

Roadtripped by Pete Hautman is about a crazy kid named Stiggy. He doesn’t have the best life but decides to take a crazy trip to find his ex girlfriend. She decided to ghost him and moving so he wants to figure out why. This story takes a ton of turns where you meet a crazy amount of characters. Eac......more

Goodreads review by Robin on November 01, 2019

Adventurous little road trip full of figuring out life..... Great YA Read.........more

Goodreads review by Abbey on July 15, 2019

Fact: I'm a sucker for road trip stories. And this one starts and ends in Minnesota, which is like my second home. It's written in a very easy style with fast pacing and it deals with a heavy topic without making it feel heavy or depressing. All in all, a good, quick read.......more

Goodreads review by K.E. on September 30, 2019

Road Tripped is a complex story of suicide, anger, and self-discovery. The plot is told not in a linear sequence, but rather with plenty of flashback scenes mixed in with the present. Stiggy’s father has recently died and he is trying to move on from that incident. Yet, he also finds himself struggli......more

Goodreads review by Rebeka on June 25, 2019

Road Tripped was a warning to me. Stiggy was the kind of person who is so un-self-aware that any hinting of a flaw in him confuses him. I do understand how his father played a huge role in his personality, but Stiggy's almost out of high school. He has no reason to lash out at people, and he's defini......more