The whole world seems to transform during the summer of 1965, when
Eden's cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in L.A. just as the
Watts Riots erupt, in this stirring new novel by Coretta Scott King
Honor winner Brenda Woods.
When Eden's cousin Winter comes for a visit, it turns out he's not just
there to sightsee. He wants to figure out what happened to his dad, who
disappeared ten years earlier from the Watts area of L.A. So the cousins
set out to investigate together, and what they discover brings them
joy--and heartache. It also opens up a whole new understanding of their
world, just as the area they've got their sights on explodes in a clash
between the police and the Black residents. For six days Watts is like a
war zone, and Eden and Winter become heroes in their own part of the
drama. Eden hopes to be a composer someday, and the only way she can
describe that summer is a song with an unexpected ending, full of
changes in tempo and mood--totally unforgettable.