The Automobile Girls at Newport; Or, Watching the Summer Parade

In 1910, the open road belonged to men. But Ruth Stuart owns a bright red automobile named Mr. A. Bubble, and she has no intention of letting it sit idle. When she invites her friends Barbara and Mollie Thurston - two sisters still grieving their father, their spirits reviving at the prospect of escape - and their steady companion Grace Carter to join her for a summer trip to Newport, they're off on an adventure that would have seemed impossible just a decade earlier. With Aunt Sallie dozing in the backseat, the girls trade their quiet lives for the rattle of early automobiles and the glitter of millionaire mansions. But someone is following them. A professional thief has targeted the annual Tennis Ball, and he thinks these four adventurous girls might just be useful cover for his scheme. What unfolds is a romp through a world on the cusp of modernity, where women drive their own futures and a summer trip becomes a test of courage, friendship, and nerve. Perfect for readers who loved Enola Holmes or want to see the world before the war changed everything.