This story was the very first book published by Dorothy Gilman Butters. We are re-releasing it in hopes of another generation of readers will enjoy this engaging tale. After all, who hasn't thought about jumping into a converted camper and have an adventure or three?A tale of five lonely people who are thrown together by fate to live and work together as they travel around the country for the summer. There is a hapless father reuniting with his teenage daughter, a beauty queen trying to decide if she wants to settle down and marry, a teenage boy who just wants to get out of an abusive foster family situation and an artist who would like to 'live' a little. They encounter troubles to overcome, figure out different ways to keep the bus going and each other fed. They go from complete strangers to creating a family of their own.