Big Rig (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781682632529)

Hitch a ride with 11-year-old Hazmat and her dad in their 18-wheeler, Leonardo, for a feel-good road trip across America that keeps on trucking!

Life on the road with Daddy is as good as gets for Hazmat. Together, they've been taking jobs and crisscrossing the US for years. Now Daddy's talking about putting down roots--somewhere Hazmat can go to a real school and make friends. Somewhere Daddy doesn't have to mail-order textbooks about "nature's promise to all women." Somewhere Mom's ashes can rest on a mantel and not on a dashboard.

While everything just keeps changing, sometimes in ways she can't control, Hazmat isn't ready to give up the freedom of long-distance hauling. Sure the road is filled with surprises, from plane crashes and robo trucks to runaway hitchhikers and abandoned babies, but that all makes for great stories! So Hazmat hatches a plan to make sure Daddy's dream never becomes a reality. Because there's only one place Hazmat belongs: in the navigator's seat, right next to Daddy, with the whole country flying by and each day different from the last.

Award-winning author Louise Hawes writes with an easy, conversational voice and an "I'll never grow up" spirit that cheerfully thumbs its nose at traditional coming-of-age narratives. This heart-tugging, laugh-out-loud portrait of a father and daughter is a satisfying journey across modern America you won't want to miss.

Author: Louise Hawes
ISBN-10: 1682632520
ISBN-13: 9781682632529
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2022
School Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 110
Foreword 08/27/2022
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2022