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Gr 2-5 This deceptively simple, thoroughly engaging story is a child's account of her family's cross-country road trip (complete with hand-drawn maps) to visit the old homestead. Before they embark, Mom gives her two children instant cameras and notebooks to document their travels. But the kids quickly discover that what they record on film has little in common with what they actually experience. The snapshot of the back of Dad's head as he drives, for instance, fails in every ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With the insight, warm humor, and close observation we've come to expect, Perkins tells the story of a family's summer vacation. "This is going to be so fun," the young narrator thinks as she heads for the car, en route to the old family farm. But life doesn't always live up to expectations, and her camera prints out pictures of disappointment: a cracked, empty motel pool; at the farm, days of unceasing rain, a path that used to lead to the l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With insight, warm humor, and close observation, Perkins tells the story of a family's summer vacation. Perkins is exhilaratingly free...Log In or Sign Up to Read More