Caren
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When does this book take place? At first I thought it was 2014 because of some of the cultural references Mayor makes, but then he says he remembers being sad on September 11th. If he was old enough to process September 11th, there's no way he'd be only 15 or 16 in 2014. Also, there's one character that says she opened a theatre company in 1971 and now says 20 years later she's 50 years old.
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Siobhan
It takes place from 2008-9, which you can tell from the election references (as well as the economic ones).
Powder River Rose
I had the same thoughts with the 911 reference and Nelia Zafron's story. I believe like you it's 2014 but I don't think the author checked her time periods when she used the stories of her characters. Even with a few flaws it's still a memorable story.
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