Larsen Mylisa - Playing Through The Turnaround - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Sparkling wit and heart combine in a tale of young musicians protesting budget cuts and navigating shifting friendships clueless adults and unexpected loss as they discover the power of speaking out and the value of listening. A brave and dazzling debut this timely novel is a blueprint for hope. Katherine Applegate Newbery Medalist and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan Keen and clear and fiercely funny. Linda Sue Park Newbery Medalist and bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water Brilliant sharp comic poignant and true. Gary D. Schmidt two - time Newbery Honor winning author of The Wednesday Wars A splendid novel filled with honesty and heart. Karina Yan Glaser bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers series. Fifth period is hands down the best time of day in Connor U. Eubanks Middle School because that's when Mr. Lewis teaches Jazz Lab. So his students are devastated when their beloved teacher quits abruptly. Once they make a connection between budget cuts and Mr. Lewis's disappearance they hatch a plan: stop the cuts save their class. Soon they become an unlikely band of crusaders and their quest quickly snowballs into something much bigger a movement involving the whole middle school. But the adults in charge seem determined to ignore their every protest. How can the kids make themselves heard?
Title: Playing Through The Turnaround
Author(s): Larsen Mylisa
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780358645498
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/11/2022