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Description
Car Trouble is a middle-grade novel about seventeen-year-old computer enthusiast Duff Pringle, who leaves Richmond, Virginia in a used car to drive to San Jose, California for a job. During his cross-country trip, he encounters a series of mechanical problems and meets a variety of unusual people that make his journey far more difficult than expected. The story follows his attempts to resolve the car trouble and reach his destination.
Quick Summary
A teenage computer whiz trades his computer for a used car and hits the road, but getting from Virginia to California proves way harder than he expected when everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Kids will root for Duff as he navigates ridiculous obstacles, bad luck, and hilarious mishaps that turn a simple cross-country drive into an unforgettable disaster-filled adventure. If your kid loves the quirky road trip chaos of Holes or the underdog humor of The Lemonade War, they'll devour this. Ideal for kids in grades 5-8 who enjoy funny, feel-good stories about perseverance and finding yourself on the open road.