| The Way to Schenectady Contributor(s): Scrimger, Richard (Author), Hendry, Linda (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0887764274 ISBN-13: 9780887764271 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Twelve-year-old Jane Peeler is about to embark on a summer ritual: the family car trip. Along with her two younger brothers, Bill and Bernie, Jane will endure traffic jams, singalongs, and fights over who gets the window on a two-day car trip to New England. With help from her Walkman, it may not be too bad, even if her chain-smoking, grumpy grandmother is coming along. But during a stop at a gas station, the kids meet Marty - a kind, penniless old man with a problem. How will he get to his brother's funeral in Schenectady the next day? Jane would like to help him out - but how? Bringing a friend along on holiday is one thing, but a total stranger? Readers will delight in the hilarious detours the Peelers must make to get their newest passenger, and themselves, to their destination on time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98060947 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.13" W x 7.64" (0.28 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35489 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Jane Peeler is about to embark on a summer ritual: the family car trip. Along with her two younger brothers, Bill and Bernie, Jane will endure traffic jams, singalongs, and fights over who gets the window on a two-day car trip to New England. With help from her Walkman, it may not be too bad, even if her chain-smoking, grumpy grandmother is coming along. But during a stop at a gas station, the kids meet Marty - a kind, penniless old man with a problem. How will he get to his brother's funeral in Schenectady the next day? Jane would like to help him out - but how? Bringing a friend along on holiday is one thing, but a total stranger? Readers will delight in the hilarious detours the Peelers must make to get their newest passenger, and themselves, to their destination on time. |