Take Me With You: A Story of Road Trips, Recovery, and Family Dynamics
Words to Know
Words to Know
•
Motor home
:
a truck that
has a couch,
bed, and
kitchen inside
of it
Words to Know
•
Road trip
: when you go on vacation and
drive to lots of places
Words to Know
•
Alcoholic
: some
one who drinks
too much alcohol
(ex. beer or wine)
Words to Know
•
Recovering
Alcoholic
:
someone who
goes to special
meetings to get
help to stop
drinking alcohol
Words to Know
•
Intervention
: a meeting where people
talk to someone and try to make them
stop drinking
Words to Know
•
Muscular
Dystrophy
: a
disease that
makes your
muscles weak
Characters
Characters
August
•
main character
•
goes on
road trips
every summer
•
recovering alcoholic
Characters
Woody
•
August’s dog
Characters
Wes
•
fixes August’s
motor home
•
Seth and Henry’s
dad
•
alcoholic
Characters
•
Seth
and
Henry
are brothers. Wes is their
dad.
Seth
talks a lot.
Henry
is very quiet.
Henry
and
Seth
when they are older.
Seth
and
Henry
when they are younger.
Part One: Early June
Chapter 1
•
Take Me With You
is a story told by August.
Chapter 1 (continued)
•
August is going on a
road trip
for the summer
but his
motor home
breaks down.
Chapter 1 (continued)
•
August asks Wes to fix his
motor home
.
Chapter 2
•
Wes gets arrested.
•
Wes asks August to
watch Seth and
Henry until he gets
out of jail.
Chapter 2 (continued)
•
Wes says he is getting out of jail at the end of
August.
Chapter 2 (continued)
•
Wes tells August that he is going to jail
because he wrote bad checks.
Chapter 3
•
August takes Seth and Henry on his
road trip
.
Chapter 3 (continued)
•
Seth is sad his dad is going to jail but he is
happy because he gets to call his dad 3 days a
week.
Chapter 4
•
Seth talks all the time.
•
Henry only talks to Seth, no one else.
Chapter 4 (continued)
•
August tells Seth and Henry that he is a
recovering alcoholic
.
Chapter 5
•
August, Seth, and Henry travel to a lot of
different states.
Chapter 5 (continued)
•
They see a lot of cool things.
Chapter 6
•
August, Seth, and Henry go on a lot of walks
and hikes.
•
Sometimes they climb mountains.
Chapter 7
•
Henry is too little to
climb to the top of
some mountains.
•
August stays with
Henry and Seth climbs
to the top.
Chapter 7 (continued)
•
Seth becomes a very good climber.
Chapter 8
•
Henry starts talking to August too and not just
Seth.
Chapter 8 (continued)
•
Seth calls his dad 3 times a week to tell him
about all of the cool stuff he sees.
Chapter 9
•
August goes to a meeting for
recovering
alcoholics
.
Chapter 9 (continued)
•
Seth asks to go with August.
•
Seth wants to learn more about
recovering
alcoholics
.
Chapter 9 (continued)
•
Henry and Woody stay in the
motor home
.
Chapter 10
•
August finds out that Wes was lying to him.
•
Wes is in jail for drinking and driving, not for
writing bad checks.
Chapter 10
•
Wes is an alcoholic.
Chapter 11
•
Seth does not call his dad.
Chapter 11 (continued)
•
Seth is mad that his dad lied to them.
Part Two: Late August
Chapter 1
•
Seth says he wants to do an
intervention
for
his dad when they get home.
•
August says he will help Seth with the
intervention
.
Chapter 2
•
August and Seth go to another meeting for
recovering alcoholics
.
Chapter 2 (continued)
•
Henry and Woody stay in the
motor home
.
•
Henry takes Woody and runs away while
August and Seth are in the meeting.
Chapter 3
•
Woody comes back to the
motor home
.
Chapter 3 (continued)
•
The police find Henry and bring him back to
the
motor home
.
Chapter 4
•
Henry is mad that the summer is almost over
and that he will have to go back home, that is
why he ran away.
•
Henry wants to stay with August.
Chapter 4 (continued)
•
August starts to drive back to Seth and Henry’s
house.
Chapter 5
•
They all get to Seth and Henry’s house.
•
August helps Seth do the
intervention
.
Chapter 5 (continued)
•
Wes gets very mad at August and Seth.
•
Wes does not want to become a
recovering
alcoholic
like August.
Chapter 6
•
August, Seth, and Henry are all really sad that
their
road trip
is over.
Chapter 6 (continued)
•
August leaves Seth and Henry with their dad
and drives home.
Chapter 7
•
August and Woody go back to their house.
•
Seth and Henry go back to school.
Chapter 7 (continued)
•
August does not talk to Seth or Henry for a
few weeks.
Chapter 7 (continued)
•
Seth and Henry tried to video chat with
August a few weeks later.
Chapter 7 (continued)
•
Wes yelled at Seth when they tried to video
chat.
•
Wes does not want him talking to August.
Chapter 7(continued)
•
Wes is still mad at August from the
intervention
.
Part Three: Late May, Eight
Years On
Part Three
•
The story skips ahead 8 years.
•
August still lives at home with Woody.
•
Seth is in college.
•
Henry still lives at home with Wes.
•
August did not get to talk to Seth and Henry a
lot over the 8 years.
Chapter 1
•
August calls Seth and Henry and tells them
that he has
muscular dystrophy
.
Chapter 1 (continued)
•
August cannot drive anymore because he has
muscular dystrophy
.
•
August has to sell the
motor home
.
Chapter 1 (continued)
•
Seth buys the
motor home
from August.
Chapter 2
•
Seth and Henry go to August’s house to get
the
motor home
.
Chapter 2 (continued)
•
They surprise August and say they are taking
him and Woody on a
road trip
for the
summer.
Chapter 3
•
August is sad because he thinks this is his last
road trip
ever.
Chapter 3 (continued)
•
Henry tells August that he did not tell his dad
he was going on the
road trip
.
•
August is worried because Henry lied to Wes.
Chapter 4
•
One the
road trip
, Seth and Henry take August
to the same places that they went on their
first road trip.
Chapter 4 (continued)
•
Every morning Seth goes out to climb.
Chapter 4 (continued)
•
Henry lies to his dad and says he is not with
August.
Chapter 4 (continued)
•
August is upset with Henry for lying.
Chapter 5
•
Wes keeps calling Seth and Henry because he
does not want them spending time with
August.
Chapter 5 (continued)
•
Wes is still mad at August from the
intervention
.
Chapter 6
•
August tells Seth that he is not being careful
enough when he is climbing.
Chapter 6 (continued)
•
Henry yells at August for being to strict with
Seth.
Chapter 7
•
August tells Henry to call Wes and tell him the
truth about the
road trip
.
Chapter 8
•
Henry finally called his dad and told him the
truth.
Chapter 9
•
Wes is mad that Henry is spending time with
August.
Chapter 9 (continued)
•
Henry yells at his dad.
Chapter 9 (continued)
•
August, Seth, and Henry are all mad at Wes.
Chapter 10
•
Seth and Henry surprise August by taking him
to Niagara Falls.
Chapter 10 (continued)
•
August is very happy.
Epilogue
•
August says he is proud of Seth for climbing.
Epilogue (continued)
•
Seth and Henry say they're going to take
August on
road trips
every summer.
In "Take Me With You," August, a recovering alcoholic, embarks on a road trip with his dog Woody, encountering challenges with his motor home and facing family dynamics involving his sons Seth and Henry. The narrative unfolds with themes of addiction, intervention, and relationships, painting a vivid picture of struggle and redemption against the backdrop of summer adventures and personal growth.
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Words to Know Motor home: a truck that has a couch, bed, and kitchen inside of it
Words to Know Road trip: when you go on vacation and drive to lots of places
Words to Know Alcoholic: some one who drinks too much alcohol (ex. beer or wine)
Words to Know Recovering Alcoholic: someone who goes to special meetings to get help to stop drinking alcohol
Words to Know Intervention: a meeting where people talk to someone and try to make them stop drinking
Words to Know Muscular Dystrophy: a disease that makes your muscles weak
Characters August main character goes on road trips every summer recovering alcoholic
Characters Woody August s dog
Characters Wes fixes August s motor home Seth and Henry s dad alcoholic
Characters Seth andHenry are brothers. Wes is their dad. Seth talks a lot. Henry is very quiet. Seth and Henry when they are younger. Henry and Seth when they are older.
Chapter 1 Take Me With You is a story told by August.
Chapter 1 (continued) August is going on a road trip for the summer but his motor home breaks down.
Chapter 1 (continued) August asks Wes to fix his motor home.
Chapter 2 Wes gets arrested. Wes asks August to watch Seth and Henry until he gets out of jail.
Chapter 2 (continued) Wes says he is getting out of jail at the end of August.
Chapter 2 (continued) Wes tells August that he is going to jail because he wrote bad checks.
Chapter 3 August takes Seth and Henry on his road trip.
Chapter 3 (continued) Seth is sad his dad is going to jail but he is happy because he gets to call his dad 3 days a week.
Chapter 4 Seth talks all the time. Henry only talks to Seth, no one else.
Chapter 4 (continued) August tells Seth and Henry that he is a recovering alcoholic.
Chapter 5 August, Seth, and Henry travel to a lot of different states.
Chapter 5 (continued) They see a lot of cool things.
Chapter 6 August, Seth, and Henry go on a lot of walks and hikes. Sometimes they climb mountains.
Chapter 7 Henry is too little to climb to the top of some mountains. August stays with Henry and Seth climbs to the top.
Chapter 7 (continued) Seth becomes a very good climber.
Chapter 8 Henry starts talking to August too and not just Seth.
Chapter 8 (continued) Seth calls his dad 3 times a week to tell him about all of the cool stuff he sees.
Chapter 9 August goes to a meeting for recovering alcoholics.
Chapter 9 (continued) Seth asks to go with August. Seth wants to learn more about recovering alcoholics.
Chapter 9 (continued) Henry and Woody stay in the motor home.
Chapter 10 August finds out that Wes was lying to him. Wes is in jail for drinking and driving, not for writing bad checks.
Chapter 10 Wes is an alcoholic.
Chapter 11 Seth does not call his dad.
Chapter 11 (continued) Seth is mad that his dad lied to them.
Chapter 1 Seth says he wants to do an intervention for his dad when they get home. August says he will help Seth with the intervention.
Chapter 2 August and Seth go to another meeting for recovering alcoholics.
Chapter 2 (continued) Henry and Woody stay in the motor home. Henry takes Woody and runs away while August and Seth are in the meeting.
Chapter 3 Woody comes back to the motor home.
Chapter 3 (continued) The police find Henry and bring him back to the motor home.
Chapter 4 Henry is mad that the summer is almost over and that he will have to go back home, that is why he ran away. Henry wants to stay with August.
Chapter 4 (continued) August starts to drive back to Seth and Henry s house.
Chapter 5 They all get to Seth and Henry s house. August helps Seth do the intervention.
Chapter 5 (continued) Wes gets very mad at August and Seth. Wes does not want to become a recovering alcoholic like August.
Chapter 6 August, Seth, and Henry are all really sad that their road trip is over.
Chapter 6 (continued) August leaves Seth and Henry with their dad and drives home.
