It was an era before obsessive helicopter parents, a time when adulthood came early. The mid-1970s were prosperous enough to give California teens the room to grow and explore in ways unimaginable now. This book is the embodiment of a magical era written by a precocious teen with a wide view of the world and a mind agile enough to process the vast cultural changes going on around her. 1975, in Berkeley, was a time and a place of wonder, danger and mystery where a generation of kids lived unhindered by the smothering over-protective regimes of the 2010s. This book is like a time capsule which reveals a way of life and a freedom of thought that won't be available to future generations.
