| Personal Name |
Neri, Greg, author.
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| Title Statement |
My Bicentennial summer : true adventures from the most epic family road trip of all time / G. Neri ; illustrated by Corban Wilkin.
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| Varying Form of Title |
True adventures from the most epic family road trip of all time.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
75 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
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| Content Type |
still image sti rdacontent.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
The year is 1976, and America is throwing its biggest birthday party ever its bicentennial. What better way to celebrate than with an eight-thousand-mile road trip? In this vibrant follow-up to his travelogue, My Antarctica: true adventures in the land of mummified seals, space robots, and so much more, author G. Neri recalls his family's real-life journey in a station wagon crossing twenty-six states in seven weeks, from California to Washington, DC, with only the aid of paper maps and transistor radios rather than smartphones and GPS. Young Greg is entranced by the variety of accents, strange foods, natural wonders, and historical attractions, from the Grand Canyon to the Statue of Liberty. He meets Civil War reenactors at Gettysburg, protesters in Philadelphia, pioneer wagon riders in Valley Forge, and his own rambunctious Texan cousins. And he glimpses the darker side of traveling as a family of color, pondering whether We the People includes people like him. Engaging text, sidebars, photos, and dynamic illustrations by Corban Wilkin create a personal snapshot of this extraordinary moment in US history, when a weary, post-Vietnam nation embraced the spirit of celebration. Back matter includes an author's note, history and travel facts, and recommended reading.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Neri, Greg Juvenile literature.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Neri, Greg United States Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Automobile travel United States Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History 20th century Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Centennial celebrations, etc. Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Description and travel Juvenile literature.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works. lcgft.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Wilkin, Corban, illustrator.
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