![]() ![]() Quotes from songs of the time (protest and otherwise) add to the scenery.īut I have mixed feelings about novels in verse and this one didn't work so well for me. ![]() ![]() It's a vibrant time, a time of confusion and rebellion and passion and fear, and I think that really comes across in the book. Bryant's created a lush portrayal of small-town New Jersey in 1968. I was excited to read this one because I so enjoyed Jen Bryant's previous novel in verse, Ringside 1925. But even if they find the treasure, it won't bring Lyza's mother back or protect family members from the devastating war. It's an honest-to-goodness treasure hunt and Lyza, along with her best friends Malcolm and Carolann, will spend the summer of 1968 searching. In the midst of all this, Lyza's grandfather dies and leaves behind a mystery for her to solve. Her personal tragedies pale in comparison, though, to the families who have lost sons and brothers to the Vietnam War. It's the summer of 1968 and Lyza has realized that her mother, who left two years ago, is never coming home. ![]()
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