With the road trip element sprinkling in bits of history of the 1960s South throughout, this is both a literal journey as. Its very much a story about coming to terms with the humanity of our heroes. Too often, like, more than twice and it’s absolutely nose-wrinkling TMI. CLEAN GETAWAY is the third book Ive read by Nic Stone, and for me theres no denying the magic of her writing. The main irritation here - the one that parents will want to know about - is that bathroom habits appear often in this book. For a kid, especially one spreading his wings, that could be role-model material.Īnd yet, not all is perfect. The story flows nicely, author Nic Stone doesn’t force the action or the humor here, and her Scoob is a character that’s relatable to 8- to 12-year-olds who’ll enjoy watching him take on challenges while he takes this trip. It’s got adventure in it, and a surprising amount of history and geography, so your child will learn something. Also, subtly, Nic Stone reminds us just how unreliable our memories and stories might be. Scoob knew they were going to Mexico … but what was going on?įor a kid who loves to travel, “Clean Getaway” is the book to pack. Clean Getaway is a road trip, family narrative and national history.
Then there was the “mistake” at the jewelry store. The license plates on the RV kept changing and G’ma was avoiding phone calls. As they tripped from Birmingham to Meridian to Jackson to Louisiana and Texas, Scoob was pretty sure they’d dined-and-dashed more than once, and stolen some gas. It was her “chance at redemption.”īut a lot of things were off. Because G’pop had died in prison and never had a chance to travel, G’ma, said she’d do the roadtrip in his memory. G’ma was white and G’pop was black and there were lots of places where they weren’t welcome.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Clean Getaway' by Nic Stone - The Washington Informer Close
0 kommentar(er)
