After lunch, Scoob and G'ma visit a state park, where G'ma shows Scoob the box where she keeps important belongings. As he talks, Scoob notices he is attracting disdainful stares from the other diners, and he assumes this is because he is a black boy eating with his white grandmother. At the restaurant, Scoob tells G'ma about a fight he got into at school because a bully was picking on his friend Shenice's brother. They begin their trip by crossing the Georgia border into Alabama where they stop for lunch.
Scoob has recently gotten in trouble at school and been grounded by his father, James, so he is particularly anxious to get away. She tells him she has just sold her house to buy the vehicle and she invites him on a road trip. The novel opens with the 11-year-old protagonist William “Scoob” Lamar being picked up by his grandmother, whom he calls “G'ma,” in an RV.
New York: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020. A satisfying, timeless read about a family’s history which intersects with the American civil rights movement, and reminds readers of the long-lasting impact of racism and intolerance.The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Stone, Nic. With adventure, drama and mystery, this is a road trip like no other. And as he learns more about both his grandpa – and G’ma too – Scoob can’t help questioning everything he thought he knew about his family history. Scoob loves hanging out with G’ma and hearing her stories, but it quickly becomes clear this is not just any road trip: she’s on a mission to right a wrong from her past. Now, Scoob’s in charge of G’ma’s old map, marked up with all the places G’ma wanted to visit before, like the highest mountain in Alabama and the church where Martin Luther King held gatherings. Back then, things in America were very different, especially for black people, and people were not very accepting of G’ma and G’pop’s mixed relationship. When Scoob’s grandma – G’ma – invites him to join her on an adventure in her brand-new campervan, obviously he says yes.Īs they watch Alabama drift past from the comfort of the van, G’ma reveals they’re going to retrace the steps of a road trip she took with his grandpa fifty years ago.
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