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At a glance

Published
2011
Publisher
Running Press
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Purple Daze

Sherry Shahan

Six friends in 1965 Los Angeles face the Vietnam draft, the Watts riots and changing times.

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Themes

FriendshipWar & conflictReal lives & history

Mood

Feels reflective, tense.

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