It's the spring of 1967, and 13-year-old Laura has one goal: to get beyond busy signals and play the Jet Set contest on radio station KHJ. What she doesn't count on is winning. And then she does. One Monday morning before school Laura wins a trip for two to Hawaii with L.A.’s coolest D.J. and host of the Saturday night teen dance show on TV. Instant 15 minutes of fame!
Caller Number Nine begins on a Princess telephone and shines under ...
It's the spring of 1967, and 13-year-old Laura has one goal: to get beyond busy signals and play the Jet Set contest on radio station KHJ. What she doesn't count on is winning. And then she does. One Monday morning before school Laura wins a trip for two to Hawaii with L.A.’s coolest D.J. and host of the Saturday night teen dance show on TV. Instant 15 minutes of fame!
Caller Number Nine begins on a Princess telephone and shines under Hollywood lights and the glow of a Waikiki sunset. Yet how can something this exciting lead to so many problems at home and at school? And why is it important anyway, when a family friend is killed in Vietnam and feminism is raising questions that aren't as straightforward as a radio contest?
Debbie Duncan is the author of an award-winning picture book as well as a book for parents about children’s books and reading. She has written essays for local and national newspapers, magazines and books, and reviews children’s books for the Palo Alto Weekly. She is a regular contributor to the Perspectives series of commentaries on San Francisco NPR station KQED. She is also a co-author of three children’s musicals.
Debbie graduated with honors in Humanities and American Studies from Stanford University. She and her family live on the Stanford campus.
Debbie is also fanatic about her World Champion San Francisco Giants.
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Caller Number Nine begins on a Princess telephone and shines under ...