Description: It is 1968, and almost-thirteen-year-old Cherie Witkowski has a rowdy pack of best friends who live just a hedge length away; a trusty bike that can take her anywhere; and a coveted paper route that keeps her tuned in to the world and the neighborhood. But soon the news becomes more than just headlines to Cherie. Distant threats, like assassinations and the Vietnam War, don't seem so distant anymore. And the comfortable predictability of family life (chaotic though it may be) is on the verge of collapse with a new baby on the way, the house up for sale, and a best friend -- who could at any minute become a boyfriend -- moving far away. Acclaimed author Karen Romano Young paints a fascinating picture of coming of age in the Sixties, and in the process introduces an unforgettably spirited heroine and her equally memorable family.

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