Clean Getaway

By Nic Stone

An unexpected road trip reveals hidden family secrets and a history of racial struggle.

5.5/7 Bookroo expert·4.0/5 Goodreads · 8,202 ratings

229 pages· 33,801 words· Est. 4.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Join an eleven-year-old boy on an unplanned road trip with his unconventional grandma. As they journey through Civil Rights landmarks, he discovers unsettling truths about his family's past and the world around him. With only the Green Book as their guide, the trip becomes a quest for understanding and belonging. But when Grandma starts acting strangely, the boy must navigate not just the roads of the American South, but the complexities of race and family secrets. Will he find the answers he seeks, or will the journey change everything he thought he knew?

From the publisher

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

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