Historical Lynchpins
The novel is perfect extra credit for high schoolers looking to have a fun easy read, while learning how the repressive ’50s led to the culture and politics of the ’60s:
- The Beatles
- The beginnings of counter-culture and FM radio
- Eastern religion and psychedelics
- The Vietnam War
- Multiple assassinations
- Worldwide protests
- The start of ecological sustainability
- The uprising of marginalized groups (indigenous, gays, women, blacks)
- The walk on the moon
Entwined with the story of a paranormal event, readers get an in-the-moment view of 1967 -1969 from protagonists their own age, which helps put the period in perspective.
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