Amanda Writer
555 Main Street
Anywhere, WI 53000
March 19, 2012
Loretta Jenkins
Doubleday Publishing Company
1212 Broadway Ave
New York, NY 12121
Dear [Editor],
My grandma says time don't
run but one way, but that summer was one where at times I wished it wouldn't
run at all. Just hold still on Saturday nights when the best thing to do was
fly down dark roads in Billy Clodfelter's Lark with the windows rolled down and
the music up. Stop on Sunday mornings when Mary Barrier smiled at me over her
hymnal. Just stay at the time when things still seemed simple.
Jake Hanson has always
helped his dad on his rounds of the juke joints and pool halls of Cap Rock,
Georgia, changing the records and collecting the cash. He always thought he
would take over the business someday, but now at 14, he's beginning to really
listen to some of the people and the music they make. He also begins to
question why some customers are treated differently, especially in the black
sections of town. When he hears Belinda Triplett singing in a way he's never
heard on any record, Jake knows he wants to be something more than just a juke
box man.
Set in the early 60s, Juke
Joint is a young adult novel of a boy finding his own path in a turbulent
time. Jake and Belinda are strong characters whose growing friendship flies in
the face of the conventions of their small Southern town. Not just a romance or
a problem novel, Juke Joint explores the issues of racism and family
loyalty against a setting of church socials and midnight drag racing, gospel
and rhythm and blues.
I would be happy to send
the manuscript to you for consideration and have enclosed a reply card for your
convenience.
Sincerely,
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Amanda Writer
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