false<![CDATA[Test Pattern: A Novel]]>15182212<P>When a new TV set arrives in the Palmer household in Newport News, Virginia, in 1954, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie discovers that she--and only she -- can see glimpses of the future within the hypnotic test pattern: snippets from President Kennedy's assassination, the landing on the moon, the O.J. Simpson trial. Meanwhile, her family goes haywire. Her mother decides to pursue her dream of becoming a famous tap dancer, while her shipyard-worker father plunges into depression.<P>Brilliantly re-creating the innocence and energy of that time, this magical tale offers a witty reflection on the troubled path to fame, a child's awakening to the world, and the tangled web of the family. 1509981112000Test Patterntotal:11|5:0|4:2|3:4|2:3|1:2|112812340falsefalseWed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009Sat Nov 07 04:43:17 -0800 2009Wed Nov 11 13:58:19 -0800 2009
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