Five Flavors of Dumb
Title: Five Flavors of Dumb
Author: Antony John
Publisher: Dial
Publication Date:11-10-10
Pages: 352
Challenge:
Source: A-Z Challenge
From Good Reads:
The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig.
The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band's manager and get her share of the profits.
The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl? And how can she do it when she's deaf?
Piper can't hear Dumb's music, but with growing self-confidence, a budding romance, and a new understanding of the decision her family made to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf baby sister, she discovers her own inner rock star and what it truly means to be a flavor of Dumb.
The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band's manager and get her share of the profits.
The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl? And how can she do it when she's deaf?
Piper can't hear Dumb's music, but with growing self-confidence, a budding romance, and a new understanding of the decision her family made to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf baby sister, she discovers her own inner rock star and what it truly means to be a flavor of Dumb.
My thoughts:
This is a truly great book. I really enjoyed the references to real Seattle bands and found the characters to be very captivating. I think Piper's family dynamics concerning the cochlear implant really added to the complexity of this story. While this is an easy and fun read there is really a lot to think about and discuss in this story which really adds to its value. I highly recommend this title.
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