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Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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Overview
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie (2014) is a young adult novel by American author Jordan Sonnenblick. Sonnenblick is a well-known young adult author whose novels include After Ever After, Falling Over Sideways, Notes From the Midnight Driver, and Zen and the Art of Faking It. The story follows Steven Alper, a 13-year-old drummer whose life is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey, is diagnosed with leukemia. As Steven navigates the trials of early adolescence, Sonnenblick explores thematic elements of resilience, adversity, and family in this coming-of-age tale.
Plot Summary
Thirteen-year-old Steven Alper, a wisecracking 8th-grader, is an enthusiastic and talented drummer with a crush on schoolmate Renee Albert. However, Steven’s life changes forever when one morning, his younger brother Jeffrey falls off a stool and hits his head on the kitchen counter. When Jeffrey’s nose starts to bleed more than usual, his mother rushes him to the emergency room. Steven worries all day that he will get in trouble for letting his brother fall, but when he gets home his parents give him far more disturbing news: Jeffrey has been diagnosed with ALL, acute lymphatic leukemia, and needs to be taken to the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia to begin chemotherapy as soon as possible.
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