I Am Drums - Mike Grosso 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 10 - 12 years
Grade Level: 5 - 7
Lexile Measure: 730 (What's this?)
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Clarion Books (September 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544707109
ISBN-13: 978-0544707108
I Am Drums Hardcover – September 6, 2016
by Mike Grosso (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Drums-Mike-Grosso/dp/0544707109
Product details
Age Range: 10 - 12 years
Grade Level: 5 - 7
Lexile Measure: 730 (What's this?)
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Clarion Books (September 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544707109
ISBN-13: 978-0544707108
“This book is the song of my middle-school heart.”—Michelle Schusterman, author of the I Heart Band! series
Sam knows she wants to be a drummer. But she doesn’t know how to afford a drum kit, or why budget cuts end her school’s music program, or why her parents argue so much, or even how to explain her dream to other people.
But drums sound all the time in Sam’s head, and she’d do just about anything to play them out loud—even lie to her family if she has to. Will the cost of chasing her dream be too high?
An exciting new voice in contemporary middle grade, Mike Grosso creates a determined heroine readers will identify with and cheer for.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 4–6—Sixth grader Sam (never Samantha) has one obsession. It's not boys. It's not grades. It's the drums. Sam falls asleep hearing rhythms in her head. She wakes up with rhythms bursting out of her, ready to be played. Unfortunately, the only time Sam actually gets a chance to play a drum is at school, where she has to be satisfied with boring parts on a single drum in symphonic band. She can't even practice at home unless it's on a makeshift drum kit made out of books and magazines. Not only do her parents not understand her dream to really play but since her dad lost his job, there isn't any money to spend on a real kit or lessons. However, when Sam discovers that the school music program is going to be cut the following year, desperation takes over. She hatches a plan to earn money for lessons and decides to keep both the lessons and her lawn-mowing business a secret from her parents. Everything seems to be going great, until suddenly it isn't, and Sam is forced to face the music. Author Grosso is a musician and teacher, and his passion for music comes through in his writing. Readers will feel Sam's desire to play and sympathize with her decision to sneak around in order to pursue her dream. VERDICT A great read for middle graders with their own obsessions and dreams. Recommended.—Heather Webb, Worthington Libraries, OH
Review
"Readers will cheer for spunky Sam..."
—Booklist
"An appealing, goodhearted story for all young people yearning to march to the beat of their own drums. "
—Horn Book
"This is a worthy and entertaining read about how talent develops and what the potential consequences of pursuing it are: drumroll, please, for a fine homage to spirited single-mindedness."
—Kirkus
"A great read for middle graders with their own obsessions and dreams."
—School Library Journal
“Sweet and humorous with a main character you will root for like crazy.”—Randy Ribay, author of An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes
About the Author
Mike Grosso is a middle school teacher and a musician. His first novel is I Am Drums, and he lives in the Chicago area.
www.mikegrossoauthor.com
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