Clean Getaway, Nic Stone
Clean Getaway, Nic Stone
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Clean Getaway

Author: Nic Stone

Narrator: Dion Graham

Unabridged: 3 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020

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

About The Author

Nic Stone is the author of many novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin and its New York Times bestselling sequel, Dear Justyce. She also penned the young adult titles Odd One Out, an NPR Best Book and an ALA Rainbow Book Top Ten, Jackpot, a love-ish story that takes a searing look at economic inequality, and Chaos Theory, a Southern Book Prize finalist and a YALSA Quick Pick Selection. Her middle-grade novels include Clean Getaway, a New York Times bestseller, and Fast Pitch, which received two starred reviews including from Publishers Weekly, which said, “Black girl magic hits a home run in Stone’s latest.” Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Colleen on March 12, 2023

4.5 Entertaining Stars History is not my strong suit, it was actually my worst subject in school. As I’m getting older I do see the importance of history and I’m more interested but unfortunately when I was younger I couldn’t have cared less. So I’m ashamed to admit this, but Clean Getaway, an import......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 25, 2020

This book surprises me as do the its reviews by many folk I admire. What I too value in the story is the appealing character of Scoob and the great line drawings that accompany the story. I too love a road-trip novel (picaresque I think is the proper term.) Totally concur that the inclusion of lots......more

Goodreads review by ricardo (is) reading on February 12, 2020

Clean Getaway tells the story of William "Scoob" Lamar, an eleven year old black kid, and G'ma, his white grandmother, and the road trip they embark upon across the American South. A trip for which they have their own motives: Scoob leaves behind serious punishment following a school suspension, and......more

Goodreads review by Christy on November 07, 2024

3.25 stars I enjoyed this book initially, but the more it went on, the less I liked it. It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t love how the story of G-ma unfolded. I did like our main character, Scoob, and listening to him tell the story. As a whole, this one was okay for me. Audio book source: Libby Story R......more

Goodreads review by Danika at The Lesbrary on August 16, 2020

I heard this pitched as a road trip through Black US history, and while that is true, it's also about family secrets, discovering your parents and grandparents are complex and flawed and human, and a jewel thief. The mystery of Scoob's family history kept me engaged, and I finished this in one day.......more

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

Awards

  • Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Book Award
  • Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award
  • Rhode Island Children's Book Award
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