Clayton Byrd dreams of playing the blues, just like his grandfather. When his grandfather dies, a distraught Clayton runs away from home in the hopes of joining a blues band.
Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–8, Chapters 9–5, Chapters 16–29
Here are links to our lists for other books by Rita Williams-Garcia: One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama
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