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Hooples on the Highway
From the author of Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
How many things can go wrong on a summer vacation? The Hooples are about to find out!
Alvin Hoople just can't wait to get to Philadelphia. He'll see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the U.S. Mint, where rumor has it they give out free samples. Better a Phillies baseball game. It's Bat Night, where every fan gets a full-sized souvenir!
The trip is fun at first, with Monsterburgers, Mr. Clam, and cows that give chocolate milk all part of what looks like a great vacation. But once the Hooples get on the superhighway, everything seems to go wrong. Alvin's little sister Annie keeps losing Lambie, her favorite stuffed toy. The weather threatens to get everybody all wet. And then there's the worst problem of car trouble.
A ride in a tow truck is definitely a hoot, but it's no Phillies game. Will things ever get back to normal? And will Alvin get his souvenir bat at the end of the most hilarious car trip ever?
Drive in and see!
How many things can go wrong on a summer vacation? The Hooples are about to find out!
Alvin Hoople just can't wait to get to Philadelphia. He'll see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the U.S. Mint, where rumor has it they give out free samples. Better a Phillies baseball game. It's Bat Night, where every fan gets a full-sized souvenir!
The trip is fun at first, with Monsterburgers, Mr. Clam, and cows that give chocolate milk all part of what looks like a great vacation. But once the Hooples get on the superhighway, everything seems to go wrong. Alvin's little sister Annie keeps losing Lambie, her favorite stuffed toy. The weather threatens to get everybody all wet. And then there's the worst problem of car trouble.
A ride in a tow truck is definitely a hoot, but it's no Phillies game. Will things ever get back to normal? And will Alvin get his souvenir bat at the end of the most hilarious car trip ever?
Drive in and see!
127 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1985
About the author
Stephen Manes
34 books25 followersStephen Manes (born 1949) wrote the "Digital Tools" column that appeared in every issue of Forbes until recently when he took a break. He is expected to return in the future. He is also co-host and co-executive editor of the public television series "PC World's Digital Duo," a program he helped create.
Manes was previously the Personal Computers columnist for the Science Times section of The New York Times and a regular columnist for InformationWeek. He has been on the technology beat since 1982 as a columnist and contributing editor for PC Magazine, PC/Computing, PC Sources, PCjr, and Netguide. The now defunct Marketing Computers named him one of the four most influential writers about the computer industry and called him "a strong critical voice."
From April 1995 to December 2008, he also wrote the "Full Disclosure" column, anchoring the back page of PC World.
Manes is coauthor of the best-selling and definitive biography Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America. He also wrote The Complete MCI Mail Handbook and programmed much of the Starfixer and UnderGround WordStar software packages.
Manes is also the author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, including the Publishers Weekly bestseller Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! and the award-winning Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!, which was adapted for the public television series Wonderworks. His books include the cult favorites Chicken Trek and The Obnoxious Jerks and have won a commendation from the National Science Foundation, International Reading Association Children's Choice awards, and kid-voted awards in five states. His writing credits also include television programs produced by ABC Television and KCET/Los Angeles and the 70s classic 20th Century-Fox movie Mother, Jugs & Speed.
Manes is currently serving his fourth term as an elected member of the National Council of the Authors Guild, the country's oldest organization of book authors. Born and raised in the hills of Pittsburgh, he now lives in hillier Seattle.
Manes was previously the Personal Computers columnist for the Science Times section of The New York Times and a regular columnist for InformationWeek. He has been on the technology beat since 1982 as a columnist and contributing editor for PC Magazine, PC/Computing, PC Sources, PCjr, and Netguide. The now defunct Marketing Computers named him one of the four most influential writers about the computer industry and called him "a strong critical voice."
From April 1995 to December 2008, he also wrote the "Full Disclosure" column, anchoring the back page of PC World.
Manes is coauthor of the best-selling and definitive biography Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America. He also wrote The Complete MCI Mail Handbook and programmed much of the Starfixer and UnderGround WordStar software packages.
Manes is also the author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, including the Publishers Weekly bestseller Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! and the award-winning Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!, which was adapted for the public television series Wonderworks. His books include the cult favorites Chicken Trek and The Obnoxious Jerks and have won a commendation from the National Science Foundation, International Reading Association Children's Choice awards, and kid-voted awards in five states. His writing credits also include television programs produced by ABC Television and KCET/Los Angeles and the 70s classic 20th Century-Fox movie Mother, Jugs & Speed.
Manes is currently serving his fourth term as an elected member of the National Council of the Authors Guild, the country's oldest organization of book authors. Born and raised in the hills of Pittsburgh, he now lives in hillier Seattle.
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September 26, 2017
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as part of my personal reading challenges for 2017, once a month i will be revisiting a favorite book from when i was a little bitty karen and seeing if it holds up to my fond memories and determining if i can still enjoy it as an old and crotchety karen.
fingers crossed.
as part of my personal reading challenges for 2017, once a month i will be revisiting a favorite book from when i was a little bitty karen and seeing if it holds up to my fond memories and determining if i can still enjoy it as an old and crotchety karen.
fingers crossed.
June 15, 2023
I probably read this book about 10 times before my 10th birthday. Don't ask me why. I probably could have picked something a little more impressive.
October 7, 2011
This is the greatest book EVER! It is so descriptive! When my third grade teacher read it to me I felt like I was right there feeling and smelling everything - just loved it so much that for 10 years I read it to my third grade classes. It is my absolute favorite book ever!
April 15, 2020
One of my favorites from childhood, full of description and corny jokes. I just reread it with my six year old son. He was rolling with laughter. Safe to say he enjoyed it every bit as much as I did!
June 6, 2023
Such a cute kids book. Very descriptive and (as someone about to go on a road trip with her family) it left me laughing and very anxious.
May 18, 2020
I was asked today what my favorite childhood book was and this book is always in front of my mind. This is the first chapter book I ever read by myself and became the gateway to my love of reading. I'm excited to share it with my daughter and hopefully bring back a love of road tripping to travel. It's a fun story to get lost in and read over and over again.
January 24, 2016
Fine for a kids book, but not a must read.
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April 25, 2025cant believe im over here tearing up over a fictional stuffed animal named lambie
November 3, 2019
Re-read for the zillionth or so time, but the first time in quite a while. My favorite book from childhood. I can still quote some of the funniest bits.
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June 29, 2024
This book is so funny and relatable. All the characters are like my mom and my Aunt Stephanie when they were going to Chicago and their car broke down. The part about the staying in the weird hotel wasn't true but still relatable.
July 10, 2016
A family from New York aspires to travel to Philadelphia to attend a ball game. The young daughter is unable to keep track of her beloved stuffed animal. Then their car breaks down and they must spend the night at a motel. The boy gets to trade baseball cards with a local youngster that he meets. Whine about $.
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