Little Trucks with Big Jobs by Robert Maass

Little Trucks with Big Jobs by Robert Maass

THE GHETO GIRLS have somehow won a free trip to Marsay, France, to perform our play Ghetto Girls Rule. Rose couldn't come because she is too little. So, it was me and my other sister Evelyn. Our mama said we could go if Robin Ann took responsibility for us. And since our mama hardly ever home, she wouldn't miss us anyway. Robin Ann said it would be a good chance to get away from her brothers and house responsibilities and them girls up the way.

When a senseless shooting ends the life of a dear friend in front of their very eyes, the Ghetto Girls struggle to come to terms with the grief-and fear-that remains. They need to get away from it all (by any means necessary), so when the opportunity to go on an all expenses paid trip to Marseilles, France, comes about, the choice is simple for the twelve friends.

And if the invitation wasn't exactly intended for them, well, no one need be the wiser.

None of them-not gum-poppin', tough-talkin' Beretta, not aspiring lawyer Deen, not even Leona with her fur coat and smattering of French-are prepared for what lies ahead. Will the young and hopeful Ghetto Girls return home triumphant, or will everything just continue to fall apart?

By turns funny, tense, and deeply moving, this novel's grounding in Black inner-city teen culture rings all the more true when the girls find themselves in the strange and picturesque French city, where they will have to depend on each other if they are to survive the adventure of a lifetime.

Robert Maass is the author of When Autumn Comes, When Winter Comes, When Spring Comes, When Summer Comes, and Tugboats. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which since 1914 has been impressing upon young minds the importance of nature and plants, approved the text, glossary and photographs in this book. Its Children's Garden has been a model for similar gardens worldwide.

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ISBN 13	9780805077483
ISBN 10	0805077480
Title	Little Trucks with Big Jobs
Author	Robert Maass
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
Year published	2007-08-07
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.