Clean Getaway
Nic Stone
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds.
How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma:
Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.
Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either.
Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession. It holds history, memories, and most important, the way home.
What Not to Bring:
A Cell Phone: Avoid contact with Dad at all costs. Even when G'ma starts acting stranger than usual.
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."
�Stone takes on the ugly realities of the Jim Crow laws, family stories untold, and love so deep and powerful it'll make you cry through your smile. Mind you, this is also a hilarious book. William �Scoob' Lamar is on lockdown at home by a dad who refuses to hear his side of why he hit that kid at school, so when his G'ma invites him to her brand new mobile home, he's all in, even leaving his phone behind so he doesn't have to hear his dad yell. But when G'ma pulls out her �treasure box' and the emTraveler's Green Book/em, Scoob realizes this trip may be more than he bargained for. Brilliant weaving of historical realities into a funny, heartbreaking coming-of-age. Welcome to middle grade, Nic!�
-Linda Sherman-Nurick, Cellar Door Books, Riverside, CA
Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism