A review by sharonfalduto
Anthem by Deborah Wiles

3.0

The third book in Wiles' 60s trilogy, this one takes place as the decade comes to a close in 1969. Featuring Molly and her cousin Norman driving a school bus across country to try to find Molly's brother Barry, who ran away from home, and whose number has come up in the draft. It's an American road trip story, and the story of the music of the late 1960s. The protagonists keep having their paths cross with unlikely characters--the Allman Brothers Band, sure; Elvis? Maybe not so much. (There was also a young boy named "Drew" who was described as wearing a crew cut and thick glasses. Was the author trying to wedge Drew Carey in this book for some reason?)

I think my favorite of the trilogy was the 2nd book, "Revolution," about the Civil Rights era, but I loved all the descriptions of songs in this one, and the connections that Norman made to music.

(I really wish editors would know that "Micky Dolenz" doesn't spell his first name with an "E.")