Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
From first-time novelist Jordan Sonnenblick, a brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh and break their hearts at the same time.Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is...
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From first-time novelist Jordan Sonnenblick, a brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh and break their hearts at the same time.Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439755207 (0439755204)
ASIN: 439755204
Publish date: September 1st 2006
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Humor,
Funny,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Music
Series: Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie (#1)
Sonnenblick absolutely nails the 8th-grade boy voice here. Had I know what this was about, I never would have picked it up (I hate cancer books) but I'm glad I did. It was well-done, sensitively done, and felt entirely true. Too true, in places. There was a lot of humor to balance out the pathos an...
4 soft oatmeal butterscotch cookies.Cover Love: I really like this cover, but it's not the one for the book I read. The other one was okay though. My only problem with the newer Sonnenblick covers is that the boys look older than they are in the book. Although this kid looks like he could be a 7...