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{{infobox book
| name        = The Silver Guitar
| image       = TheSilverGuitar.jpg
| imagewidth  = 300px
| caption     = The cover of The Silver Guitar.
| published   = 2011
| author      = [[Kathryn Reiss]]
| illustrator = [[Sergio Giovine]]
| isbn        = 1593697562
| setting     = March 6<ref>Pg. 3: ''Mrs. Vernon and her husband, Reginald, had arranged the auction for this first Sunday of March.'' The first Sunday of March was the [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/custom.html?year=1977&country=1&hol=16409&df=1 6th].</ref> - ???, 1977
| related     = [[List of Julie's Books|Julie's Series]]
| related2    =  After the events of ''[[The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter]]''
}}

'''The Silver Guitar''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Julie's Books|Julie's books.]]

==Characters==

===From the [[Central Series]]===

* [[Julie Albright]]
* [[Tracy Albright]]
* [[Joyce Albright]]
* [[T. J.]]
* [[Joy Jenner]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Mrs. Duncan|Mrs. Duncan]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Carla Warner|Carla Warner]]

===Introduced===
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Eleanor Vernon|Eleanor Vernon]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Reginald Vernon|Reginald Vernon]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Jasper|Jasper]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Louisa Knight|Louisa Knight]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Mrs. Buzbee|Mrs. Buzbee]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Harold and Patrica Ogilvie|Harold and Patricia Ogilvie]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Mr. Hammond|Mr. Hammond]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Gary|Gary]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Matt Atkinson|Matt Atkinson]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Tullie|Tullie]]
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Mrs. Wagner|Mrs. Wagner]]

==Chapter By Chapter Summary==

===Chapter One: Treasures on Nob Hill===

===Chapter Two: Something for the Birds===

===Chapter Three: Bumps in the Night===

===Chapter Four: Trouble with a Capital T===

===Chapter Five: A Musical Mystery===

===Chapter Six: A Clever Counterfeit===

===Chapter Seven: At the Vernon Mansion===

===Chapter Eight: Suspects and Shadows===

===Chapter Nine: Footsteps in an Empty Room===

===Chapter Ten: Trapped!===

===Chapter Eleven: Hide and Seek===

===Chapter Twelve: Coming Clean===

===Chapter Thirteen: Good Vibrations===

===[[Looking Back]]===
Discusses benefit concerts and volunteer efforts in the 1970s. Topics covered:

* The music industry of the 1960s and 1970s and the value of rock memorabilia among dead musicians
* Auctions and fundraisers for charity and social awareness, such as the SNACK concert promoted by [[wikipedia:Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] to raise money for public school sports programs
* The [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/amchitka_the_concert_that_laun.html 1970 Amchitka concert], which was held to raise funds and awareness of environmental damage in Alaska due to the testing of nuclear weapons
* The creation of [http://www.greenpeace.org Greenpeace], following the Amchitka concert and the protest for environmental protection at Alaska
* Growing realization of human activity and impact on the environment, leading to the creation of Earth Day on April 20, 1970
* The [http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2001-01-19/article/3054?headline=After-30-years-tankers-safer-but-spills-still-a-threat collision of the Oregon Standard and the Arizona Standard oil tankers on January 19, 1971,] near the Golden Gate Bridge and the resultant oil spill
* Various ways people helped in the 1971 oil spill, from patrolling beaches to rehabilitating birds and wildlife affected by the spill

==Trivia==
*[[Julie's Calico Dress|Julie's Calico Outfit]] is mentioned in the second chapter of the book.

==References==

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[[Category:Items Released in 2011]]

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