The Music of Summer Author:Rosa Guy A Young Adult novel written for a high school audience, describing the conflicts and snobberies within the African American community. Sarah Richardson, a Juilliard student from a poor black household, finds that the lighter-skinned blacks among her classmates look down on her and keep to themselves. Sarah's sense of alienation is not helped by ... more »the secret affair she is having with an older Caribbean man who wants to move to Africa with her, and her discomfort brings her to a point that forces her to reevaluate her life and her ambitions.« less
ISBN-13: 9780385305990 ISBN-10: 0385305990 Pages:180 Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: