The Freedom Dreamers |
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| Author:
| Brown, Alicia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7338660-1-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Peachtree Content
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1968, the counterculture is in full swing. Protesting a corrupt war, rejecting the norms forced on them by society, hippies are trying to live better than the generation before them ¿ by breaking all its rules. Jill, a young runaway longing to be a Broadway star, finds acceptance in a makeshift family of fellow outcasts and misfits living on the streets of Manhattan. And with Eric-a handsome dropout just months away from the draftable age of eighteen-she finds the thrilling...
More DescriptionIn 1968, the counterculture is in full swing. Protesting a corrupt war, rejecting the norms forced on them by society, hippies are trying to live better than the generation before them ¿ by breaking all its rules. Jill, a young runaway longing to be a Broadway star, finds acceptance in a makeshift family of fellow outcasts and misfits living on the streets of Manhattan. And with Eric-a handsome dropout just months away from the draftable age of eighteen-she finds the thrilling possibility of first love.But her new life isn't all peace and flowers: the specter of the war is ever-present, and some of the tribe's risk-taking comes at a tragic price. Are they really changing the world? Or are they just dreaming?