📖Recommend for Grades 11 and up📖
by
Todd Strasser
It’s the summer after senior year
and despite his girlfriend, Robin being off at camp in Canada, Lucas Baker plans
to enjoy this summer. This includes spending time with his friends, counting
down until his trip to visit Robin, and heading up to a music festival in Upstate
NY come August. But there are complications at home with his parents and brother.
Also, Lucas finds out he didn’t get into college and now risks being drafted
and sent overseas to fight in Vietnam. Anti-war and peace-loving Lucas must
figure out a way to escape the draft and deal with his family situations.
While this is YA, younger YA readers
should be aware of the language and that there is some sexual content in this
book. Todd Strasser drew on his own teenage years as inspiration for this book.
Those who do pick up this book may enjoy reading this and then asking family
members who were around in 1969 what it was like at the time. Lucas is an
intriguing character, as are many in this book. The majority of this book takes
place on Long Island, so readers will recognize a lot of places mentioned.
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