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The Way to Schenectady

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by Richard Scrimger
Linda Hendry
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Peeler Family

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 31, 2015

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781770490475

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781770490475
      • File size: 3045 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.6
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 1999
      Gr 4-6-Written with a light and lively touch, this is an enjoyable family story with a few flaws. Jane Peeler relates the events as she, her brothers Ben and Bernie, and their father embark on a long car ride from Toronto to Massachusetts to meet their mother, who has been away on business. Jane is sure the trip is doomed when they must make room for their grandmother, who is long and thin and stringy and rather stern. Along the way, Jane befriends Marty, a homeless man, and allows him to stow away in their van (one of those dont-try-this-at-home plot devices). Long estranged from his family, he is trying to get to Schenectady for his brothers funeral. By the end of the journey, most of the characters have grown: Bernie is finally willing to be toilet trained, Jane has discovered that her grandmother isnt so bad after all, and Marty has been reunited with his family. The plot strains credulity at times, and some of the characters are nearly caricatures (the father is much too nice to be believed and the grandmother is far too nasty) but readers will enjoy getting to know the likable Peeler family. A humorous romp.Cyrisse Jaffee, formerly at Newton Public Schools, MA

      Copyright 1999 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      May 1, 1999
      Gr. 4^-6. Traveling from Ontario to Massachusetts with her father, her ill-tempered grandmother, and two brothers (one not "quite" toilet trained), Jane meets up with Marty, a homeless man who needs a ride to his brother's memorial service in Schenectady. Acting on impulse, she hides him in the back of the family van and hopes for the best. Her plans go awry, but all ends happily. Jane's first-person narrative flows along at a brisk pace, punctuated with humor. Although the jokes are sometimes coyly ingenuous or above kids' heads, most often the humor will amuse young readers. An entertaining story with some original characters and a satisfying conclusion. ((Reviewed May 1, 1999))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1999, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
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subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.6
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2

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