![]() The result is a brilliant exercise in verisimilitude. Wiles, in this third volume of her Sixties Trilogy (Countdown, 2010 Revolution, 2014), intersperses the narrative with portfolios of contextual period photos, headlines, quotations, and more. Their travels vividly paint a portrait of a country divided by war and knit together by music. They pick up a stray dog and their share of human strays as well, including a young ex-soldier who appears to be suffering from PTSD. To his delight, they visit recording studios and meet the likes of Duane Allman and (gasp!) Elvis Presley. Along the way, they have many adventures, a number involving music, about which Wiles writes beautifully and knowledgeably, for Norman is a drummer with hopes of starting a band. So off the two go in Norman's old school bus on a quixotic quest to locate the missing Barry. Now an official draft notice has arrived for him, and Molly is sent with her 17-year-old cousin, Norman, to find Barry and bring him home. Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 September #1 *Starred Review* It's July 2, 1969, a year since 14-year-old Molly's beloved older brother Barryâfollowing an altercation with his father over the Vietnam Warâleft their South Carolina home without a word. ![]()
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