by Carmen A. Cucinotta (Author), Michael Branson (Illustrator) Vroom Vroom, a very sociable convertible car, was looking for new friends in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. He met Augie, a happy American alligator from the Great Swamp. Vroom Vroom started his new life far from his family and friends. Augie wanted to leave the Great Swamp. They were both nervous, but excited to try new things in new places. They encountered many new and different situations, which in some cases, were scary. But together, they did it and they became more confident! Vroom Vroom and Augie became great friends. They learned to trust each other and they cared for one another too.