2007 YARP Reading List
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Book Summary: Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazzband, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.
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