See Rock City, Donald Davis
See Rock City, Donald Davis
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See Rock City
A Story Journey Through Appalachia

Author: Donald Davis

Narrator: Donald Davis

Unabridged: 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: August House

Published: 01/01/1999

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

A winding highway; children fighting in the back seat; parents suggesting diversionary games and holding onto their own hopes and fears for the vacation ahead. It's not an uncommon scene. But it is Donald Davis's genius that turns a lackluster family vacation into a week to remember. The 1950s-era plastic seat covers were not the only thing to leave a lasting impression. In her spontaneous (and desparate) invention of games like Cow Poker and See Rock City, Mother keeps the rules one step ahead of the back-seat contestants, until one-too-many choruses prompt a detour the family never forgets.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony

AUDIOBOOK. Free on Libby. There were two stories on it that were basically 30 minutes each. The first one was cute but hardly mentioned Rock City until the end, and even then didn't tell you much. The message of it is beautiful though of being appreciative of your home and what it has to offer. The......more

Goodreads review by Teresa

I grew up in a small North Carolina town so I enjoyed this book. An easy enjoyable read consisting of about ten short stories of life in a small North Carolina mountain town in the 1950s, early 60s. A Leave it to Beaver lifestyle. Times were simple back then when you were able to transfer sacks of b......more

Goodreads review by Valerie

Our family of 4 (2 adults, DS13 and DD10) listened to the audiobook at the start of a road trip and found it thoroughly enjoyable! There were only 2 stories on the audiobook, and the second one seemed to end abruptly. I’m not sure if that’s normal, or if the file was corrupt.......more

Goodreads review by Debi

Cute story!......more

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