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Clean getaway

"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can sa...

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Main Author: Stone, Nic (Author)
Other Authors: Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction.
African American families > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Recreational vehicles > Juvenile fiction.
Grandparents > Juvenile fiction.
Grandchildren > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
Road fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: "For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--G'ma included."--Jacket flap.
Physical Description: 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781984892973
1984892975
9781984892980
1984892983
Author Notes: Nic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for several years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. Nic's debut novel for young adults, Dear Martin, was a New York Times bestseller and a William C. Morris Award finalist. She is also the author of the teen titles Odd One Out, a novel about discovering oneself and who it is okay to love, which was an NPR Best Book of the Year and a Rainbow Book List Top Ten selection, and Jackpot, a love-ish story that takes a searing look at economic inequality.

Clean Getaway, Nic's first middle-grade novel, deals with coming to grips with the pain of the past and facing the humanity of our heroes. Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.

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