![]() ![]() Rich in history, Stone’s middle-grade debut entertains and informs young readers. The complex role race plays in their family and on this trip-Scoob is mixed-race and presents black, and G’ma is white-is explored in a meaningful way that provides details about a period in time as well as present-day realities. When G’ma lets him see the contents of her once off-limits treasure box, which includes a 1963 edition of the Travelers’ Green Book, Scoob understands this trip means much more than even he imagined. After they cross from Georgia to Alabama and G’ma keeps avoiding Dad’s calls, Scoob begins to get suspicious. ![]() ![]() Readers will appreciate the bond between Scoob and G’ma Stone balances fun with emotion for a compelling read. Despite not knowing where they are going, or why G’ma has traded in her Mini Cooper and house for the RV, Scoob is a willing wingman because he wants to save spring break and escape his strict single dad for a few days. When G’ma pulls up to William “Scoob” Lamar’s house in a brand-new Winnebago and invites him on an adventure, Scoob leaves a note for his dad and jumps in. ![]() Using the Negro Travelers’ Green Book and her hidden past as a road map, a grandma takes her grandson on a cross country journey. ![]()
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