An Occasionally Happy Family

By: Cliff Burke

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Synopsis: Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend.There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is an indoor animal. It doesn&’t help that this will be the first vacation they&’re taking since Mom passed away. Once there, the family contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist and his awful teenage vlogger son. Then, Theo&’s dad hits him with a whopper of a surprise: the whole trip is just a trick to introduce his secret new girlfriend. Theo tries to squash down the pain in his chest. But when it becomes clear that this is an auditioning-to-be-his-stepmom girlfriend, Theo must find a way to face his grief and talk to his dad before his family is forever changed.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780358469513
Related ISBNs:: 9780358325673
Publisher:: HMH Books for Young Readers
Date of Addition:: 05/18/21
Copyrighted By:: status in your country.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Parenting and Family, Humor
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:: 8–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.