Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie
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Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie

by Jordan Sonnenblick

2004•Family•269 pages

Taste attributes: familydramateenwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA good-natured family novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

The life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaTeenHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connectionsComplex relationship

Subjects

Drums in fictionLeukemia in fictionFriendship in fictionDrumBrothersMiddle schoolsFamily life in fictionJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Jordan Sonnenblick
Published
2004
Pages
269
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