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24 alternatives to The Crossing - A Novel

A Travel Story About a Boy In Love

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Crossing - A Novel launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LoveSexTravelMusik▲55

   Stories for the EasyJet generation

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

   A new story from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Destination Reads▲95

   Going Somewhere Read a book set there

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Crossing▲56

   Harry Bosch crosses the line+teams up w Lawyer Mickey Haller

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Road Less Traveled ▲75

   A book about life, love and spiritual growth.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Train Dreams▲55

   An American epic in miniature

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Visit This Read That▲65

   Visit a place, read the book

   2019 · visitthisreadthat.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wanderling▲81

   Hub for travel guides. Find, share, & promote your favorites

   2017 · wanderling.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry▲74

    From a fairy tale to the serious philosophical questions

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Outsiders▲74

    Coming of age novel about a 14-year-old boy.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Little Life▲71

    An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wander▲257

    Travel spontaneously within a budget

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Boy and the Computer▲63

    Graphic novel inspired by real world programming hacks

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Time Travel: A History▲63

    A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    My Cross to Bear▲54

    Rock music icon Gregg Allman's life journey

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Paper Towns▲65

    A romantic, teenage, roadtrip adventure story

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wander▲68

    The travel app for singles

    2014 · thewanderapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    This Side of Paradise▲66

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's First Novel

    2015 · gutenberg.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania▲67

    Tale of the Lusitania & its fatal run-in w/ a german U-boat.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Movement▲91

    A book on practical fitness for travelers 🌍

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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