A satisfying, timeless read about a family’s history which intersects with the American civil rights movement, and reminds readers of the long-lasting impact of racism and intolerance. Uitgever Penguin Books Uitgever: Penguin Books Genre: Engelse populaire YA. With adventure, drama and mystery, this is a road trip like no other. Auteur: Nic Stone Verschenen: 7 januari 2020 Uitgave: ISBN 9781984892973. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED. And as he learns more about both his grandpa – and G’ma too – Scoob can’t help questioning everything he thought he knew about his family history. From 1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a timely middle-grade road-trip story through landmarks of the Civil Rights movement and the map they lay for contemporary race relations. Scoob loves hanging out with G’ma and hearing her stories, but it quickly becomes clear this is not just any road trip: she’s on a mission to right a wrong from her past. Now, Scoob’s in charge of G’ma’s old map, marked up with all the places G’ma wanted to visit before, like the highest mountain in Alabama and the church where Martin Luther King held gatherings. Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.
Back then, things in America were very different, especially for black people, and people were not very accepting of G’ma and G’pop’s mixed relationship. Clean Getaway, Nics first middle-grade novel, deals with coming to grips with the pain of the past and facing the humanity of our heroes. 'Truly a delight.When Scoob’s grandma – G’ma – invites him to join her on an adventure in her brand-new campervan, obviously he says yes.Īs they watch Alabama drift past from the comfort of the van, G’ma reveals they’re going to retrace the steps of a road trip she took with his grandpa fifty years ago. Set against the backdrop of the segregation history of the American South, take a trip with this New York Times bestseller and an eleven-year-old boy who is about to discover that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem-his G'ma included. Even when G'ma starts acting stranger than usual. It holds history, memories, and most important, the way home.Ī Cell Phone: Avoid contact with Dad at all costs. Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession. Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.įasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a timely middle-grade road-trip story through landmarks of the Civil Rights movement and the map they lay for contemporary race relations.
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