bus travel

Ariel Flack is stuck on a two-week bus tour with her mother, sister, uncle, and grandparents, and although she was dreading the trip, she is surprised by what she learns when she begins to get to know her family.

The seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.

"Thirteen-year-old E.D. Applewhite, still reeling from her bewildering kiss with former bad boy Jake, embarks on a cross-country road trip in a wildly painted school bus with her eccentric, highly creative family, as they compete in an art educational quest for a big cash prize"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Ivy Green, whose mother may have run off with a charismatic preacher to Panhandle, Florida, and classmate Paul Dobbs, who wants to see a Space Shuttle before the program is scrapped, team up for a summer adventure that is full of surprises.

Ivy Green's summer takes a turn for the confusing when her mama runs off with a charismatic preacher who calls himself, of all things, Hallelujah Dave. Left with her equally confused father, Ivy begins to lose faith in everything she used to depend on. Her friend, Paul, is having a crummy summer also, as the Space Shuttle program has been scrapped--but that gives Ivy the idea to set things right, for both herself and Paul.

The seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.

A contemporary retelling of "The Canterbury Tales" follows the experiences of a group of teens on a bus trip to Washington, DC, who exchange fantastical, realistic, and scandalous stories in the hopes of achieving a top grade in their class.

"A little girl begins a happy bus outing with her beautiful red balloon. But when the balloon suddenly flies away, the bus driver and a passenger bear gallantly help follow the balloon"--Publisher's description.

In this final book in the series, the seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.

Describes different kinds of buses around the world, from American school buses to London's double-deckers, and includes color pictures.