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Cover of The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito

The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito

Shing Yin Khor, illustrated by Shing Yin Khor

Shing Yin Khor, who grew up in Malaysia, sets out alone along Route 66, traveling from Santa Monica to Chicago with a small adventure dog. Her childhood ideas of America ranged from a Hollywood-like landscape to the bleak world of The Grapes of Wrath. In full-color graphics, the journey becomes a search for an American landscape that keeps shifting and changing.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
970L
Themes
Geography · Identity · Mystery And Discovery · Travel
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Published
February 26, 2019
ISBN-13
9781541578524
Language
English
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