A THOUSAND STEPS

Narrator Matt Godfrey portrays a pitch-perfect 16-year-old Matt Anthony, who is at the center of this coming-of-age mystery. The story is set in 1968 in Laguna Beach, California, a center of hippie culture. Matt is on a mission to find his older sister, Jazz, who has mysteriously disappeared. The author faithfully re-creates the Age of Aquarius, bringing in real places and people, like Timothy Leary, whom Godfrey gives credible voices. Matt is an amazingly responsible and level-headed young man who is growing up with a drug-dependent single mother. The tension surrounding his search for his sister loses its intensity as he's challenged to find his next meal and survive. Nevertheless, this audiobook is an engaging listen driven by the appeal of its young protagonist. E.Q. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2022]