Anthem (Deborah Wiles)

Summary: It's 1969.  Molly is a girl who's not sure if she can feel anything anymore, because sometimes life hurts way too much.  Her brother Barry ran away after having a fight with their father over the war in Vietnam.  Now Barry's been drafted into that war--and Molly's mother tells her she has to travel across the country in an old school bus to find Barry and bring him home.  Norman is Molly's slightly older cousin, who drives the old school bus.  He's a drummer who wants to find his own music out in the world--because then he might not be the "normal Norman" that he fears he's become.  He's not sure about this trip across the country...but his own mother makes it clear he doesn't have a choice.  Molly and Norman get on the bus--and end up seeing a lot more of America than they'd ever imagined.  From protests and parades to roaring races and rock 'n roll, the cousins make their way to Barry in San Francisco, not really knowing what they'll find when they get there.  (from amazon.com) 

Where can I find it?: Boston Public Library: Adams Street, Copley, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale branches, or as an ebook at https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13772020 

Tags: Fiction; Historical fiction; History; Juvenile works; Nineteen sixties; Road fiction; United States; Young adult fiction; Young adult works