Title: Death coming up the hill
Description: Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Family problems, Social change, Fiction, Coming of age, Dating (Social customs), Novels in verse, History, Children's fiction, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction, Dating (social customs), fiction, United states, history, 20th century, fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: 1961-1969