[CALIBK12] Roadtrip with a 4th grade boy recommendation?

[KZNadalin at aol.com]

Hey, folks,

We frequently take a friend's little boy with us when we travel - we have no 
kids of our own, so his parents generously "loan" him to us; he's our 
"rent-a-kid."   I'm doing my best to nurture in him a love of reading, so past road 
trips have found us reading Charlotte's Web and several of the Narnia books (The 
Magician's Nephew was AWESOME on the road from Denali back to Anchorage!). 
Now we're looking at a pretty big trip in a few weeks throughout New York and 
Michigan, and Shorty will probably be along for the ride.   He's a pretty tough 
kid, very action-oriented and athletic, and a wonderful traveler.   

I'm looking for suggestions on good age-appropriate novels to read on the 
road trip.   I thought of Tangerine by Edward Bloor as a possible choice, but it 
might be a little creepy for a soon-to-be 5th grader.   Any ideas?   Hmm, 
titles that would address fun, adventure, imagination, maybe with a good message 
underneath that doesn't hit you over the head?   I will post a list to the 
group.

Thanks in advance,
Karen




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