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A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation

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This title will be released on 06/05/2025. Pre-order now.

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Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.

Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez Garcìa has never considered himself the hero of his own story. He's an observer, quietly snapshotting landscapes and drawing the creatures he imagines emerging from them. Forced to spend the summer with his estranged grandfather, Alberto William Garcìa-the very famous reclusive author-Gonzalo didn't expect to learn that heroes and monsters are not only the stuff of fantasy.

But that's precisely what happens when Gonzalo's CEO mother, Veronica, sends Alberto on tour to promote the final book in his fantasy series for children and Gonzalo must tag along, even though he feels no connection to his grandfather or the books. Together, they embark on a cross-country road trip from Mendocino to Miami in a classic 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible named Mathilde. Over the course of ten epic days on the highway, they will slay demons, real and imagined; confront old stories to write new ones; and learn what it truly means to show up for your family.

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ISBN: 9780451479754
Publication date: 6th May 2025
Author: Pablo Cartaya
Publisher: Kokila an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 288 pages
Genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Stories about Family and Friends
People / Places
PSHE: Family Issues