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Come in from the Cold

by Marsha Qualey

Grief, protest, and divided loyalties in 1969

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Grief, protest, and divided loyalties in 1969

Set against the upheaval of 1969 America, Marsha Qualey’s novel brings together two teenagers facing different consequences of the Vietnam-era conflict. Maud is trying to understand her sister’s death in a bombing; Jeff is wrestling with what opposition to the war means when his brother is called to serve. Their parallel searches place private grief and family loyalty alongside the wider clash between patriotism and rebellion. The historical setting frames their questions about how to respond when public events reach into intimate lives.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set in 1969 America.
  • Readers seeking young adult fiction about grief, activism, and social justice.
  • Readers interested in the Vietnam War era and its effects on families.

Themes

Grief and lossWar and dissentFamily loyaltyActivism and social justicePatriotism and rebellion

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Book overview

"I want yesterday." That's all seventeen-year-old Maud can say when she gets the news about her sister: Lucy's dead, killed in a bomb blast. Without even a body to bury, Maud is left with only questions: How? Why? Maud's search for answers leads her down the same path her sister took. But all she finds are empty words and more questions. Jeff struggles down a separate but parallel path. His brother, a Marine, has been called up to Vietnam. To the world, Jeff looks the part of a conservative preppy, but inside, he questions the war. But does questioning the war mean he doesn't support his brother?
It's 1969, and life in America has become an angry jumble of patriotism and rebellion, cynicism and hope. Jeff and Maud are caught up in the confusion. All they want is stability. What they get is each other. Hopefully, it'll be enough.
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