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Notes From an Accidental Band Geek by Erin Dionne

Notes From an Accidental Band Geek

By Erin Dionne

By Erin Dionne

By Erin Dionne

By Erin Dionne

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Sep 13, 2012 | ISBN 9780142422472 | Middle Grade (10 and up) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Sep 01, 2011 | ISBN 9781101529409 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Notes From an Accidental Band Geek

    Elsie Wyatt is a born French horn player, just like her father and her grandfather before her. In order to qualify for the prestigious summer music camp of her dreams, she must expand her musical horizons and join–gasp!–the marching band. There are no French horns in marching band, but there are some very cute boys. Elsie is not so sure she’ll survive, but the new friends she’s making and the actual fun she’s having force her to question her dad’s expectations and her own musical priorities.

    About Notes From an Accidental Band Geek

    From the author of Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies comes a middle grade novel hailed by Linda Urban as “A perfect blend of laugh out loud funny and real-world heart.”
     
    Elsie Wyatt wants to be an orchestra superstar, like her dad and grandfather. The first step? Get into a super-selective summer music camp. In order to qualify, Elsie must “expand her musical horizons” by joining her high school’s marching band. Not only does this mean wearing a plumed hat and polyester pants, but it also means she can’t play her own instrument, can’t sit down, and can’t seem to say the right thing to anyone…let alone Jake, the cute trumpet player she meets on the first day. Plus, everything she does seems to cause a disaster. Surviving marching band is going to be way harder than Elsie thought.
     
    For fans of funny, realistic, every-girl novels like Wendy Mass’s 13 Gifts and Lisa Greenwald’s My Life in Pink & Green.


    “It has humor, heart, and a touch of romance that will provide ample fodder for booktalks.”—School Library Journal
     
    “Marching-band kids everywhere will enjoy this believable celebration of a life-changing, musical rite of passage.”—Kirkus

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    Also by Erin Dionne

    Ollie and the Science of Treasure Hunting
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    The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
    Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
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    About Erin Dionne

    Erin Dionne is an assistant professor of liberal arts at a small college north of Boston, where she teaches freshman comp, lit classes, and some creative writing electives. When not actively promoting her writing with great humor and enthusiastic understanding… More about Erin Dionne

    About Erin Dionne

    Erin Dionne is an assistant professor of liberal arts at a small college north of Boston, where she teaches freshman comp, lit classes, and some creative writing electives. When not actively promoting her writing with great humor and enthusiastic understanding… More about Erin Dionne

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Sep 13, 2012 | 304 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142422472

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Sep 01, 2011 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101529409

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    Praise

    “It has humor, heart, and a touch of romance that will provide ample fodder for booktalks.” — School Library Journal

    “Marching-band kids everywhere will enjoy this believable celebration of a life-changing, musical rite of passage.” — Kirkus

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