Stilton, Thea

Summary: Taking a road trip to San Jose along Route 66 while stopping in Chicago, St. Louis, and other iconic cities, the Thea Sisters are dismayed to learn that an unknown saboteur has wiped a special video game project off of a programmer friend's computer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STI

Proudfit, Benjamin

Summary: "For more than three decades in the mid-1800s, the Oregon Trail was the main way settlers traveled west. Today, people can visit parts of this historic trail, and even walk where pioneers did as they made their way to new lives in the Pacific Northwest and California. Complemented by full-color photographs, the main content addresses the historical context of the trail to supplement the social...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978 PRO

Dawson, Keila V.

Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Beaming Books] 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.896 DAW

Taylor, Candacy A.

Summary: "A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 TAY

McBride, Amber

Summary: A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he'll be able to...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MCB

Nelson, Maria

Summary: No road in the United States is more iconic than Route 66. From a song named after the route to being a setting in famous books On the Road and The Grapes of Wrath, Route 66 has made an impression on American popular culture. Through this lens, readers are introduced to the almost 100-year old highway as well as the many fun road trip stops along its length. Fun fact boxes offer interesting...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.3 NEL

Proudfit, Benjamin

Summary: "The Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH, has inspired five songs, two albums, and many people who travel its scenic length in California. Part of California Route 1, the Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most beautiful drives travelers can take in the United States, as much of it overlooks the Pacific Ocean! The full-color photographs of this route will transport readers to the West Coast as the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 PRO

Urban, Linda

Summary: "Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC URB

Rockliff, Mara

Summary: "In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 ROC

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 ROC

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J324.6 ROC

Davis, Lynn

Summary: "The car changed travel forever. Henry Ford started a car-making revolution. Kids can read this book to find out how Ford transformed America with his cars. They will learn how many cars Ford made before the Model T Ford"--Publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FOR

Marsico, Katie

Summary: "Learn all about the amazing technology behind self-driving cars, from how they navigate to how they keep passengers safe."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MAR