{"product_id":"the-way-to-schenectady-isbn-9780887764271","title":"The Way to Schenectady","description":"Twelve-year-old Jane Peeler is about to embark on a  summer ritual: the family car trip. Along with her two younger brothers, Bill and Bernie, Jane will endure traffic jams, singalongs, and fights over who gets the window on  a two-day car trip to New England. With help from her Walkman, it may not be too bad, even if her chain-smoking, grumpy grandmother is coming along. But during a stop at a gas station, the kids meet Marty – a kind, penniless old man with a problem. How will he get to his brother’s funeral in Schenectady the next day? Jane would like to help him out – but how? Bringing a friend along on holiday is one thing, but a total stranger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will delight in the hilarious detours the Peelers must make to get their newest passenger, and themselves, to their destination on time.“A rollicking great read.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eChildren’s Bookwatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are moments…that are snort-out-loud funny.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eCity Parent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A hilarious account of a family’s car trip that captures the tradition, friction, and inevitable detours that accompany this annual summer ritual…At times the dialogue is so snappy that one senses there is a well-choreographed play just beneath the surface of the novel.” \u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003eA columnist and novelist, \u003cb\u003eRichard Scrimger\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Toronto, always writing but never really considering it a career, until after the birth of his first two children, twins, when he discovered the only time he could seriously write was during their naps. His style clearly demonstrates the influence of his experiences as a waiter in Toronto’s upscale restaurants, and as a stay-at-home father to his four children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenuinely witty, his work can be described as multi-dimensional - comic elements ride upon the surface, supported by varying levels of seriousness underneath. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColumns detailing Richard’s adventures in parenthood have been published in\u003ci\u003e The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToday’s Parent\u003c\/i\u003e, and were compiled in a collection titled \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Children\u003c\/i\u003e. His first adult novel, \u003ci\u003eCrosstown\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award. His first children’s novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Nose from Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 10th annual Mr. Christie Book Award, was selected as an A.B.A. Kid’s Pick of the List title, and was a finalist for the Ontario Library Association’s 1999 Silver Birch Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Scrimger is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way to Schenectady\u003c\/i\u003e about the adventures of the Peeler family on the road; \u003ci\u003eMystical Rose,\u003c\/i\u003e an adult novel; and a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Nose from Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e entitled \u003ci\u003eA Nose for Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2001 Scrimger published \u003ci\u003eBun Bun’s Birthday\u003c\/i\u003e a picture book illustrated by Gillian Johnson, and a Peeler Christmas story called \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Nutcrackers\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his family live in Cobourg, Ontario.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301156442341,"sku":"NP9780887764271","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780887764271.jpg?v=1767742159","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-way-to-schenectady-isbn-9780887764271","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}