Husband-and-wifeteamMarie-LouiseGayandDavidHomelcreateasequeltotheenormouslypopularTravelswithMyFamilyandOntheRoadAgain!--butwithatwist.ThistimeCharlieandhisfamilystayhome,andfindadventureintheirownMontrealneighborhood.Charliecan’twaitforschooltobeover.Buthe’swonderingwhatparticularvacationordealhisparentshavelinedupforthefamilythissummer.CanoeingwithalligatorsinOkefenokee?GettingcaughtinthemiddleofarevolutionaryshootoutinMexico?Orperhapsanothertripabroad?Turnsout,thissummerthefamilyisstayingput,intheirhometown.Montreal,Canada.A“staycation,“hisparentscallit.Charlieisdoubtfulatfirstbut,everresourceful,decidesthattheremaybeadventuresandprofittobehadinhisownneighborhood.Andthereare.Acampoutinthebackyardbringshimincontactwithmorethanonekindofwildlife,asuddensummerstormfloodstheexpressway,variouspet-sittinggigsturnalmost-disastrous,andabaseballgamegoesawrywhenvariousintrudersstormtheinfield--fromwould-bemedievalknightsandanover-eagerice-creamvendortoafly-ball-catchingDoberman.Thenofcoursethere’slookingafterhislittlebrother,Max,whoisalwaysacatastrophe-in-the-making.KeyTextFeaturesillustrationskeytextfeaturesCorrelatestotheCommonCoreStateStandardsinEnglishLanguageArts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9Compareandcontrastthethemes,settings,andplotsofstorieswrittenbythesameauthoraboutthesameorsimilarcharacters(e.g.,inbooksfromaseries).
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