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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...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In Grosso's debut novel, twelve-year-old Sam Morris dreams of being a drummer, but she faces some daunting obstacles: she doesn't have a drum set, her parents aren't all that supportive, she can't afford lessons, the school music program is being cut, and she isn't very good. But she perseveres by improvising: a dictionary becomes her bass drum, a Calvin and Hobbes book is her snare, the Sunday Chicago Tribune he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Twelve-year-old Sam Morris dreams of being a drummer, but she faces some daunting obstacles. She perseveres by improvisin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More