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Clean Getaway

by Nic Stone

A road trip through family history and civil rights

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

    The metadata calls Clean Getaway a New York Times bestseller.

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    The metadata describes Nic Stone as a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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A road trip through family history and civil rights

An eleven-year-old’s spring-break journey with his unconventional grandmother brings family history into conversation with the history of segregation in the American South. Their route includes landmarks of the Civil Rights movement, while the Green Book—G’ma’s treasured possession—connects memory, safety, and the idea of finding a way home. The trip also raises questions about contemporary race relations and what the boy understands about his grandmother, as well as the world around him. Nic Stone frames the story as both a multigenerational family adventure and an encounter with histories that continue to shape the present.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in road-trip stories and family relationships
  • Readers exploring the Civil Rights movement and the history of segregation in the American South
  • Readers interested in stories about contemporary race relations and multigenerational families

Themes

Multigenerational familyCivil Rights historySegregation and race relationsMemory and belonging

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Book overview

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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