Drum Roll, Please

No cover — Lisa Jenn Bigelow: Drum Roll, Please (2018, HarperCollins Publishers)

English language

Published Feb. 2, 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-279116-0

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. Not to be missed by fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever ! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings a lot of big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself unexpectedly falling for another girl at camp. To top it all off, Melly's not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock 'n' roll drummer. Will she be able to make music …

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. Not to be missed by fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever ! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings a lot of big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself unexpectedly falling for another girl at camp. To top it all off, Melly's not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock 'n' roll drummer. Will she be able to make music from all the noise in her heart?

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Jessie reviewed Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Review of 'Drum Roll, Please' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Ugh, I so wish this book had existed when I was 12. Then maybe 12-year-old Jessie would have known she wasn't the only quiet girl having confusing feelings about another girl at camp. Loved the writing, loved the characters, related to Melly so, so hard.

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Subjects

Children's fiction
Friendship, fiction
Music, fiction