A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation
Author: Cartaya, Pablo
ISBN: 9780451479761
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Jul 2026
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Gonzalo Alberto SP#225;nchez GarcP#237;a has never considered himself the hero of his own story. HeP#8217;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 GarcP#237;aP#8212;the very famous reclusive authorP#8212;Gonzalo doesnP#39;t expect to learn that heroes and monsters are not only the stuff of fantasy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;But thatP#8217;s precisely what happens when GonzaloP#8217;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.
ISBN: 9780451479761
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Jul 2026
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Gonzalo Alberto SP#225;nchez GarcP#237;a has never considered himself the hero of his own story. HeP#8217;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 GarcP#237;aP#8212;the very famous reclusive authorP#8212;Gonzalo doesnP#39;t expect to learn that heroes and monsters are not only the stuff of fantasy.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;But thatP#8217;s precisely what happens when GonzaloP#8217;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.
