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Music from Another World
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler, Emily Lawrence
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, History & Culture
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- Lissette C.
- 06-11-20
SOOOO GOOD!!
I loved it from beginning to end. I didn’t want it to end. I still feel Sharon and Tammy with me. It left me wanting more. And this book is still relevant today and especially during this time. I love the story, writing, characters, and the performance by the readers. Overall amazing!!! Can’t wait to read/listen more from this author!!!!!
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- Janeen Bittmann
- 05-24-20
Amazing!
Such a great book! A mix of story and LGBTQ+ history that I couldn't put down.
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- Carolyn G. Manuel
- 07-31-20
Coming of Age Story
Two girls growing up during the time of Anita Bryant and Harvey Milk. The each write in dairies and bare their souls. Tammy Larsen writes to Harvey Milk about her gayness and hiding in an anti gay community in Orange County, Ca. Sharon Hawkins spills out all the secrets she has to keep about her gay brother and her involvement with a women’s bookstore and punk rock. Assigned to be pen pals as part of high school English they find themselves becoming each other’s best friend and confidant. Suddenly a whole new world is out there. A dangerous and exciting world that may not be safe A wonderful depiction of friendship and falling in love and fighting to blossom in a world of Harvey Milk and California’s Propositions on Gay Rights. Marvelous performances by both readers and a brilliant story. Recommend.
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- Chayla Edwards
- 12-04-20
Cute!
I thought it was a really cute love story and I love the historical elements. I’m not sure how I felt about all the letter writing but that’s just a apart of the story. I would recommend! (:
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- KatD
- 12-01-20
An Excellent Listen
Beautifully written and researched. This book is both a compelling coming of age narrative as well as an engaging window into an important chapter of LGBTQ+ history. The narration brings an already engaging and poignant story off the page. It’s always such a treat to have more than one narrator. Beautifully done!