Guía para padres sobre Clean Getaway

Violencia y miedo

Brief mentions of violence from the civil rights era, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evars and the murder of Emmett Till.

Alcohol, drogas y tabaquismo

One scene in which an adult drinks shots of bourbon and then drives a vehicle. It’s mentioned early on that G’ma is an ex-smoker with a raspy laugh, and later Scoob catches her sneaking cigarettes outside the RV.

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Valor educativo

Civil rights history is woven deftly into the story as an 11-year-old Black boy and his White grandmother travel through the southern United States. Along the way, they consult the Green Book, a guidebook published from 1936 to 1966 to help African American travelers navigate motor trips through the segregated parts of the country. They visit historical sites, such as the home where civil rights activist Medgar Evars was killed in his driveway, and they talk about events from the Jim Crow era.

Mensajes positivos

You can't change the past, but if you face up to your mistakes, there's hope.

Modelos a seguir

The main characters are a Black boy in middle school and his elderly White grandmother. The boy's father, a single parent, is a secondary character who gets closer to his son over the course of the novel. Their family has some baggage, due to poor choices many family members have made. But this is a story about progress and redemption, both of the family and of the United States. Over the course of the book, Scoob's grandmother and his father both make amends, and G'ma encourages Scoob to talk with her about the choices that led to his being suspended from school and closely examine his motives. Scoob develops trust in his father and comes to appreciate some aspects of their relationship that he previously resented. Scoob passes through parts of the country that once saw racial violence and, despite a few unfriendly stares, is safe and treated well by most people.