Clean Getaway - by Nic Stone

About the Book

"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 father 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.

Book Synopsis

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.

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.

Truly a delight. -Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Newbery Medal winner Bud, Not Buddy

Review Quotes

Praise for Clean Getaway:

A road novel that serves in part as a primer on important scenes and themes of the civil-rights movement... [A] poignant caper. --The Wall Street Journal

An absolute firecracker of a book. --Booklist, starred review

"A heartwarming, family-centered adventure that will leave readers guessing until the end." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Rich in history, Stone's middle-grade debut entertains and informs young readers....A road trip to remember. --Kirkus Reviews

Stone has crafted a history lesson in road-trip form....a good addition for school ­libraries seeking unconventional approaches to history." --School Library Journal


Praise for Dear Martin:

Powerful, wrenching. --John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching. A must read! --Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

Painfully timely and deeply moving. --Jodi Picoult

Raw and gripping. --Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys

About The Author

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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