a novel published just 5 years ago in english called why we took the car by volved hand-off 2 teenagers from very different backgrounds were just disenchanted with life take a road trip and eventually find out the world is pretty cool after all. if you were really my friend would you help me still a car. and . want to know what real friendship is breed why we took the car by bus can hand off it's about an unlikely pair of 14 year olds mike as a rich coward who feels like a loser and chick is a drunk russian immigrant who's got nothing to say. it's the story of their getaway in a stolen car think mark twain but in 21st century eastern germany they decide to