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Crossing California

Adam Langer

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Mar 07, 2008 Jen rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, crazy-families, growing-up, chicago, jewish

This book hit me right in my demographic: I was in jr. high and living on the north side of Chicago during the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-80. The only thing I didn't have in common with these kids is I was not Jewish; however, their experiences and the times transcend that difference. Besides, I would've given my eyeteeth (and thrown in my older brother too) to be on a kid's radio show back then! Maybe that'd still be true now....

So I really liked this book for the memories of the time & place- ...more

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