It's 1967 and Joanne's San Francisco neighborhood has become inundated with hippies for the "Summer of Love" which thrills her but appalls the rest of her family. In the midst of preparations for her sister's wedding, Joanne meets Martin, an enigmatic and irresistible hippie, and begins to see... (learn more about this book)
Monique is as beautiful and unobtainable as an Aztec goddess. Or is she? When Rafa sees Monique burst out of her boyfriend's truck during an explosive fight, he offers to drive her home. However, it is Rafa who is in for the ride of his life. Soon he is basking in Monique's attentions, but at a... (learn more about this book)
"An excellent resource for reports". -- SLJ. "Peppered with anecdotes, the text explores the composers' lives, important works, and contributions to classical, folk, electronic, and popular music". -- BL. C. 1990. (learn more about this book)
Emily Rankin is a normal sixteen-year-old girl, the daughter of orange ranchers in rural Visalia, California. She is a cheerleader and A student, and her boyfriend is the star center for the basketball team. She also has a new history teacher, Dr. Connell McKenzie, who is challenging Emily to... (learn more about this book)
Describes the lives and accomplishments of ten women composers who challenged opposition because of their gender, including Clara Schumann, Florence Price, and Ethel Smyth. (learn more about this book)
This first adult novel from short story writer and YA novelist Lynch explores the midlife crisis of a lonely, stagnant California community college music professor, Gordon Clay. The improbable plot begins with a Paul Auster–like coincidence: a late-night phone call from a woman with the same name... (learn more about this book)
A fifteen-year-old Mexican American has experienced a series of tough breaks before finding himself completely on his own. He decides to try to keep his lack of a home a secret from his school while working hard and staying out of trouble. (learn more about this book)
Casey's pet care service is less than successful in making its canine clients happy, but it does bring Casey closer to her stepbrother--who is also her business partner--and to a trip to Hollywood to visit her mother. (learn more about this book)