num_pages: 448
description: Three close families living in the middle-class and upper-middle-class areas of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood find their lives and friendships impacted by world events from 1979 to 1981, including the Iran hostage crisis, Reagan's election, and the deaths of famous musicians. 50,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Crossing California
titlecomplete: Crossing California
genres: Coming Of Age, Adult Fiction, Jewish, Humor, Novels, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 2038
places: Paris, Chicago, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Skokie, Illinois
publisher: Riverhead Hardcover