Don't Think Twice
- Publisher
- Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Runaways, Literary, 20th Century
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 12
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781894431675
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $9.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894431354
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
1967
Shy 17-year-old Jan Carlson lives in Sierra Vista, California, a conservative farming town. The Vietnam War rages. Friends' brothers get drafted and the daily pledge of alliegiance becomes a test of conscience.
1997
Thirty years later she's living in Canada. Worried sick about her runaway daughter, Jan writes a long letter in a desperate attempt to reach out to her. She describes falling in love with brothers Tim and Rob, a tumultuous time when irrevocable choices are made.
About the author
Alison Lohans is an award-winning, internationally published author of many books for young people, most recently "River Rat" and "This Land We Call Home," which won the 2008 Saskatchewan Book Award for Young Adult Literature. She has also worked as a writing instructor and a music teacher, and served as Writer in Residence in addition to doing hundreds of author talks across Canada. Born and raised in central California, Alison immigrated to Canada during the Vietnam War years. She has two grown sons and gets great enjoyment from her passion for music, playing cornet, recorder and cello in several amateur groups in Regina, Saskatchewan.
