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Title: |
The Vinyl Underground |
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| By (author): |
Rob Rufus |
| ISBN10-13: |
1635830508 : 9781635830507 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
203x133mm |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Weight: |
.318 Kg. |
| Published: |
Flux - March 2020 |
| List Price: |
12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage) |
| Dig it. During the tumultuous year of 1968, four teens are drawn together: Ronnie Bingham, who is grieving his brotherâ s death in Vietnam; Milo, Ronnieâ s bookish best friend; â Ramrod,â a star athlete who is secretly avoiding the draft; and Hana, the new girl, a half-Japanese badass rock-n-roller whose presence doesnâ t sit well with their segregated high school. The four outcasts find sanctuary in â The Vinyl Underground,â a record club where they spin music, joke, debate, and escape the stifling norms of their small southern town. But Ronnieâ s eighteenth birthday is looming. Together, they hatch a plan to keep Ronnie from being drafted. But when a horrific act of racial-charged violence rocks the gang to their core, they decide itâ s time for an epic act of rebellion. |
| Awards / Prizes: |
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A 2020 Junior Library Guild Selection
2020
United States
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Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist (Young Adult Fiction - Historical/Cultural)
2021
United States
Winner
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| Reviews: |
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"A novel about grand ideals and hard lessons." --Kirkus Reviews
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"This book fuses these events in American history with a defiant rock-and-roll edge that will keep readers engrossed to the very end." --Booklist
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"Big topics include alienation, grief, patriotism, racism, generational clashes, and the question of what heroism really is. Recommended."--School Library Connection
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"Highly recommended, unforgettable historical fiction." --Historical Novels Society
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"Rufus skillfully uses period details to recreate the cultural atmosphere of 1968."--Chapter16.org
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