Summer of '69

by Elin Hilderbrand | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0316419990 Global Overview for this book
Registered by crossingguardma of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 4/19/2021
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Journal Entry 1 by crossingguardma from Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021
I received this for my birthday from my sister in law in Victoria.

From amazon... Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of the '60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrand's #1 New York Times bestselling historical novel.
Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America, nothing is the same: Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests and determined to be independent, takes a summer job on Martha's Vineyard. Only-son Tiger is an infantry soldier, recently deployed to Vietnam. And thirteen-year-old Jessie suddenly feels like an only child, marooned in the house with her out-of-touch grandmother and her worried mother, while each of them hides a troubling secret.
As the summer heats up, Ted Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick, man flies to the moon, and Jessie and her family experience their own dramatic upheavals along with the rest of the country. In her first historical novel, rich with the details of an era that shaped both a nation and an island thirty miles out to sea, Elin Hilderbrand once again earns her title as queen of the summer novel.

Journal Entry 2 by crossingguardma at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021
An interesting story of a family during the summer of 69. I enjoyed reading about the family, the historical events and the location which I had briefly visited. Thanks Dodo!

Journal Entry 3 by crossingguardma at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (4/19/2021 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Another porch swap out due to continuing covid restrictions. Thank you Sing-song for dropping off some books and picking some up!

Journal Entry 4 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021
I did a porch book exchange with crossingguardma and also got a bonus Covid style walk!

Journal Entry 5 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, May 30, 2021
I enjoyed this book - it moved along nicely and I really liked Jessie. The family dynamics were interesting.

Journal Entry 6 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, August 15, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (8/15/2021 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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I am adding this to Covid Book Box #2.

Journal Entry 7 by crossingguardma at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, October 28, 2022
Removed from book box 2

Journal Entry 8 by crossingguardma at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (11/4/2022 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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I am taking this book to a little free library in Deer Run Calgary.

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