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279 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano |
July, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9365-0$16.99
(4)
YA
Illustrated by
Adam Gustavson.
In 1971 Los Angeles, fourteen-year-old Quinn spends his days listening to albums, writing a music column for the school newspaper, and trying to spot his idols around town. But current events--and his first girlfriend--disrupt his comfortable routine. The book offers interesting historical perspective, but its plot is disjointed and the plethora of period musical references may lose some modern readers.