Book 1 - What's Playing?
Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek to Cheek
Page 21. Kyle at the diner. Go ahead, notch the volume up to 10.
Frank Sinatra - For Once in My Life
Page 106. Chapter ending. "Today, I was part of something..."
Frank Sinatra - Just the Way You Look Tonight
Page 219. Kyle wakes in the backseat of Merrick's car. I don't specify that Merrick's car radio is playing, but in my mind, it is...and this song is playing.
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
Page 223. Kyle thawing in the tub, contemplating The Big Question.
Henry Hall - Teddy Bear's Picnic
Page 225. This classic little ditty inspired the chapter "Bugaboo." Tell me it's not creepy!
Patsy Cline - Walking After Midnight
Page 226. A lovely day in post-apocalyptic Carnival Creeke.
Men at Work - Down Under
Page 257. Tanks and guns and monsters - oh my! Fun fact: The flute solo in this song was based on an Australian children's rhyme.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Page 276. A blood-red sun sets over the high school...and a bad moon is on the rise...
Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
Page 306. Does a book get an end-credits song? Well, this one does, and this is it! Keep your eyes open...
See you in Book 2!