The night train : a novel

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Where to find it

Davis Library (8th floor)

Call Number
PS3555.D47 N54 2011
Status
Available

North Carolina Collection (Wilson Library)

Call Number
C813 E23n
Status
In-Library Use Only
Item Note
Dustjacket.
Call Number
C813 E23n c. 2
Status
Available

Undergrad Library

Call Number
PS3555.D47 N54 2011
Status
Available

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Summary

In 1963, at the age of 17, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown and wants to perform just like him. His band, the Amazing Rumblers, studies and rehearses Brown's Live at the Apollo album in the storage room of his father's shop in their small North Carolina town. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry -- aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk -- apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. His mother hopes music will allow him to escape the South.

A dancing chicken and a mutual passion for music help Dwayne and Larry as they try to achieve their dreams and maintain their friendship, even while their world says both are impossible. In The Night Train , Edgerton's trademark humor reminds us of our divided national history and the way music has helped bring us together.

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