WHO NEEDS RAINBOWS?

by Ivy Ruckman ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 17, 1969

The rainbow seen through a flurry of soapflakes is reality of a sort--anyhow a glimpse of real values for Anne Chaney, removed from New York and Alan Foster (who calls her ""Cutie""), to Kansas and Dave, sole support of a family of seven. But there are other things: her nonacceptance of her parents, a minister father and a mother she would like revamped; her desire to be popular like Nick (who puts her off with bourbon breath) and Jane (who turns out to be a shoplifter); her friendship with another new girl in town who is a Negro; and a final flood emergency. . . . The story is more energetic than most although nothing in the telling (except for the perfunctory introduction of two Negroes in the middle of Kansas as per a television commercial) suggests that the writer has much to do with modern times or youngsters.

Pub Date: March 17, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Messner

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1969

Categories: FICTION