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Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone
Narrated by: Dion Graham
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From number one New York Times best-selling 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 best seller and an 11-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)

©2020 Nic Stone (P)2020 Listening Library Black & African American Difficult Discussions Family Life Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Multigenerational Family Fiction Discrimination

Critic reviews

"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)

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Not the best ending
Could of been better but overall great book.
Amazing charters 4 stars

Great book

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Great Story!! Loved ever piece of this story. Good student story. Wish it ended differently

A Must Read!

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I read the first half and just finished listening to the second half of this book and I am literally in tears. Nic Stone, you have truly created something wonderful.

Brb — I’m sobbing

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Enjoyed every part of this book and loved seeing my son hanging onto every word!

Wonderful

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I have read all of Nic‘s books and I’ve gotten to meet her a couple of times when she’s come to schools, and I can say this ranks right up there with Dear Martin for me. The interracial relationships, family dynamics, and the ability to avoid clichéd endings made this one of the best books I have read this year.

An absolute must read

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Great read for older elementary students and middle school students. Overall it is fresh, engaging, suspenseful, and keeps you intrigued! The audio performance made it even greater! I strongly recommend! There are several themes and historic events as well as historical ideals to unpack with a child as they read this. I would love the adult version of this story that unpacks the trauma that grandpa and grandma experienced because of her silence during a turning point in grandpa's life brought on and escalated by her own deviant ways. I would have loved a memorial scene and a real action toward rectifying the trauma she caused grandpa. Guilt is not and should not be an adequate resolve to wrong doing. This story has so much inspiration for further writing!

Fresh, Suspenseful, Intriguing and Inspiring!

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My 10 year old son loved this book so much… It had great lessons. Loved the reader’s changes for each character.

Wonderful book

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I used this book for a fifth grade enrichment group Fall of 2020. Our group was in a remote setting due to Covid-19. The students were so engaged to listen to Scoob and G-Ma's adventure. We laughed, we cried, we had deep discussions of race relations. In a remote setting, it felt nice to connect with students and look forward to traveling with the characters.

Engaging book for students!

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the book was really rely descriptive and was really good I think it really shows racism

the bad words

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I loved this book thank you for writing this and it so very amazing and I loved every moment of it.

The fact that she left him a note and him burring the treasure box where they were headed.

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