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"This is a brilliant read, evocatively and honestly written." Joanne's ReviewsIt's 1966. Mini-skirts are in. Beatlemania is in full swing. And Angie Finley is starting high school with frosted hair and contacts, ready to find a boyfriend. But her dad's in Vietnam as young men burn their draft cards. School integration turns ugly as a black classmate is bullied. Her mom pushes her to be a cheerleader while women demand equal rights. And a pushy antiwar activist in her class is driving her crazy.But a handsome quarterback thinks her new look is perfect. And he wants to do a lot more than just make out.Set against a backdrop of the tumultuous 1960s, "A Daffodil for Angie" is a vivid coming-of-age story about a teenager grappling with what kind of person she wants to be.