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Road Rash

By Mark Huntley Parsons

By Mark Huntley Parsons

By Mark Huntley Parsons

By Mark Huntley Parsons

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Jun 09, 2015 | ISBN 9780385753456 | Young Adult

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Feb 11, 2014 | ISBN 9780385753449 | Young Adult

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    About Road Rash

    A teenage drummer finds out what life is really like on tour with a rock band in this funny and bittersweet YA novel. For anyone who loved Almost Famous or This Is Spinal Tap.
     
    After being dropped from one band, sixteen-year-old drummer Zach gets a chance to go on tour with a much better band. It feels like sweet redemption, but this is one rocky road trip—filled with jealousy, rivalries, and on-stage meltdowns.
     
    Mark Parsons has written a fast-paced, feel-good novel about a boy finding his place in the world, in a band, and in the music. Zach is a character teens will stand up and cheer for as he lands the perfect gig, and the perfect girl.
     
    “A must-read for young garage-band types.” —Booklist
     
    “Readers and especially musicians should enjoy debut novelist Parsons’s look at a band on the run.” —Publishers Weekly
     
    “A road-trip adventure in romance and friendship that is ultimately all about the music.” —Kirkus Reviews

    About Road Rash

    A teenage drummer finds out what life is really like on tour with a rock band in this funny and bittersweet YA novel. For anyone who loved Almost Famous or This Is Spinal Tap.
     
    After being dropped from one band, sixteen-year-old drummer Zach gets a chance to go on tour with a much better band. It feels like sweet redemption, but this is one rocky road trip—filled with jealousy, rivalries, and on-stage meltdowns.
     
    Mark Parsons has written a fast-paced, feel-good novel about a boy finding his place in the world, in a band, and in the music. Zach is a character teens will stand up and cheer for as he lands the perfect gig, and the perfect girl.
     
    “A must-read for young garage-band types.” —Booklist
     
    “Readers and especially musicians should enjoy debut novelist Parsons’s look at a band on the run.” —Publishers Weekly
     
    “A road-trip adventure in romance and friendship that is ultimately all about the music.” —Kirkus Reviews

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    About Mark Huntley Parsons

    MARK PARSONS has been a drummer since 7th grade when he saved $100 from his paper route to buy a used drumset, and he’s been pounding away ever since. He’s a long-standing contributor for Modern Drummer magazine, and has written… More about Mark Huntley Parsons

    About Mark Huntley Parsons

    MARK PARSONS has been a drummer since 7th grade when he saved $100 from his paper route to buy a used drumset, and he’s been pounding away ever since. He’s a long-standing contributor for Modern Drummer magazine, and has written… More about Mark Huntley Parsons

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Romance

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Jun 09, 2015 | 352 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780385753456

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Romance

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 11, 2014 | 352 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780385753449
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    Praise

    “Where Road Rash crescendos is in its treatment of tumultuous friendships among bandmates, confounding but transfixing first romances, exhilarating tastes of teenage travel freedom, and the passion for pursuing the dream of a future in music. A must-read for young garage-band types.” —Booklist
     
    “A road-trip adventure in romance and friendship that is ultimately all about the music. . . . Readers will find their heads nodding and toes tapping as though they were in the crowd.” —Kirkus Reviews
     
    “Readers and especially musicians should enjoy debut novelist Parsons’s look at a band on the run.” —Publishers Weekly

    “The play of relationships and the plot arc of dreams realized broadens the appeal beyond those with Guitar Hero dreams.” —The Bulletin

    “For all you readers out there who hold jam sessions with your friends in the garage, Road Rash is for you!” — Teenreads.com

    Awards

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    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults SELECTION

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