Blues Across the Bay

"Blues Across The Bay: Going to San Francisco" is about a kid named Eric and his friend, Lashley who go to Summer music camp in San Francisco. This book is the sequel to "Jammin' on the Avenue". And I thought that was good! There are several mentions of things San Francisco is famous for. Like, Eric and his group from camp, take a tour of Alcatraz. And Eric is involved in an earthquake. I read this book and I learned about San Francisco. After I read "Jammin' on the Avenue", I begged to go on a trip to New Orleans, now I'm going to have to convince my mom to go to San Francisco now also!! This is a good- no wait-great-no-TERRIFIC book. This is my favorite book. I can't wait to read "The Freedom Trail Mystery".

I've been a fan of Whitney Stewart's biographies for some time, and now have thoroughly enjoyed both of her novels, this one and Jammin' on the Avenue. The books contain rich characterizations against city backdrops in this unique fiction/travel series. The books showcase cities [Blues Across the Bay - San Francisco; Jammin on the Avenue - New Orleans] through stories, with travel information included. Eric Weiman is a strong character--a good-hearted kid without being sappy. I especially appreciated the subtle relationship between Eric and his friend Lashley, who also appears in Jammin' on the Avenue, (the prequel to Blues Across the Bay.) These books will be special favorites to young guitar-playing readers, as in both books, Massachusetts' dwelling Eric is pursuing his dream to play guitar professionally at a contest [Jammin] and a summer guitar camp [Blues].