All You Need Is Love [Paperback]

In the era of the Woodstock Festival and the Stonewall Riots, 1969, Dewey Snodgress is in high school in Fort Worth, Texas. He might be far from many of the changes taking place in the world, but they still affect his life. For one, as his schools theater star, Dewey takes part in a production about a young gay man protesting the Vietnam War. During the play, he meets another uninhibited young actress, Lucretia Lulu Belton, and their performances are a hit, changing attitudes about the warespecially the attitude of Deweys dad. Its also the year Dewey meets Jeep Brickthorn, the schools hippie and a local musician. They quickly become friends, and although Dewey tries to suppress it, they start to fall in love. Though he knows his father wont condone their relationship, Dewey cant resist his feelings for Jeep. The times are changing, and maybe the time has come for Dewey and Jeep to escape their repressive town for somewhere more open-minded. Somewhere they can pursue their interests in acting and music. Somewhere theyll have the freedom to be in love.A high school actor changes attitudes through art, but when he falls for a male musician, he must choose between love and paternal approval.