The Car is about a fourteen-year-old boy whose parents abandon him and he builds a kit car. He decides to go to Portland where his uncle lives. He meets a man named Waylon and goes on the adventure of his life, forgetting his parents and his uncle. The Car is an excellent book and I loved it. Gary Pulsen was good at telling how the characters felt. Cat is the coolest car I have ever seen. It sounds like the kind of car I would want . I have read My Side Of The Mountain. It was about a boy who goes on a adventure, but I think the Car was much better. The book is suspenseful and it feels like you know the characters.It was the best book ever. The Car is very easy to understand. Over all it was a good book for young adults.