Singing It — Anne Cottringer

A moving story of a teenager's struggle to settle in one place, with strong friendships. Flower Power has always moved around. Why should this new town, new school, new flat be any different from all the others? But she meets Cat, who shares her interest in tigers, and another friend shares her passion for old jazz classics. Perhaps her hippie parents' near-neglect won't matter, with these new people around her. But Cat can become very distant, particularly over boy friends, and as the school year progresses the relationships evolve and change. Flower finds that the only way that she can deal with it all is to sing her songs, and her old favorites -- but will she ever find the courage to sing with such strength to a roomful of people?