World News from Waverley High, (Hardcover)

<b>A tale of identity, activism, and finding your voice in a world on fire, this coming-of-age novel set at an urban high school captures a singular moment in American history--through the eyes of one unforgettable girl.</b> <p>1969. Lena Rosen is an intelligent, observant teenager torn between spontaneity and self-consciousness. During her junior year, she becomes attuned to the pulse of her times in her first-period Current History class, where rebellion, social change, and musical innovation of the 1960s dominate discussion. When Lena becomes the associate editor of the school newspaper <i>The Beacon</i>, she is drawn into the swirling discourse surrounding the Vietnam War, civil rights, environmental disasters, and campus protests--while also grappling with her growing attraction to Jack Stone, the paper's editor. </p><p> As the year progresses and the antiwar movement gains momentum, the unrest builds at Waverley High. Lena wrestles with her own cultural and religious identity as a Jewish teen while she and her fellow students struggle to cope with racial discord, a bomb threat, and the emotional toll of a world that seems to be unraveling. When tragedy collapses the distance between headlines and Lena's own life, she must decide what it means to stand for peace--and to hope for a better world. </p><p> Set during one school year against the backdrop of an America on the brink of change, <i>World News from Waverley High </i>reveals the crossroads of personal growth and national unrest<b>.</b></p>

• World News from Waverley High, (Hardcover)
• Author: Linda Kass
• ISBN: 9798896364825
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-08
• Page Count: 232