false 6213802 1 Told in a voice that’s honest, urgent, and hilarious, <I>Struts & Frets</I> will resonate not only with teenage musicians but with anyone who ever sat up all night listening to a favorite album, wondering if they’d ever find their place in the world.<BR> <BR>Music is in Sammy’s blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician, and Sammy’s indie rock band could be huge one day—if they don’t self-destruct first. Winning the upcoming Battle of the Bands would justify all the band’s compromises and reassure Sammy that his life’s dream could become a reality. But practices are hard to schedule when Sammy’s grandfather is sick and getting worse, his mother is too busy to help either of them, and his best friend may want to be his girlfriend.<BR> <BR>When everything in Sammy’s life seems to be headed for major catastrophe, will his music be enough to keep him together? 6394371 11 2009 Struts & Frets total:17|5:9|4:6|3:2|2:0|1:0| 17 75 110 7 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 13:10:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:19:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 16:40:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:30:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:42:23 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:47:08 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:18:39 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:06:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:15:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 19:37:10 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 19:37:10 -0800 2009 5 2 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 12:55:38 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:19:41 -0700 2009 And what is inside is even better.
Honest, sweet, authentic boy voice.
Excellent real girl characters (sadly rare in YA books written by boys)
Three dimensional grown-ups.
Surprises, drama and MUSIC!
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