Willow Hill

By Phyllis A. Whitney

Book Overview

Valerie Coleman -- good at sports, bright, and a super writer -- a cinch to become editor of the school paper. Stephen Reid -- quiet son of famous parents --- a "good guy" in his own right. Judy Piper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451064305
• ISBN13: 9780451064301
• Release Date: April 1975
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Willow Hill

Fun-Loving Foursome: Valerie Coleman -- good at sports, bright, and a super writer -- a cinch to become editor of the school paper. Stephen Reid -- quiet son of famous parents -- a "good guy" in his own right. Judy Piper -- pert and pretty redhead, throwing herself into things without worrying about consequences. Tony Millard -- senior class president and captain of the basketball team -- any girl's idea of the perfect date. Until the low-cost housing project opened, they made a happy quartet. Suddenly, in a town beset with racial tensions and parents on opposite sides, it wasn't easy to be good friends. And when Willow Hill High School becamse a test case for the whole town, Val discovered that being class president or editor of the paper wasn't everything. Maybe being a "good guy" was the most important thing of all. . . .

A great book

Willow Hill was a great book. It was emotionally, dramatic, and daring. The book was able to relate to me on several levels. The main character, Val, was an everyday teenage girl. She was a character who I found easy to relate to. She had to deal with family issues as well as community and personal issues. Phylis A. Whitney did a great job of combinding real life situations with everyday events in a teenagers life. I would suggest that students read this.Though it was written in the late sixties, I still liked it.