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Gr 10 Up—The author demonstrates his unique voice in his follow-up to the popular Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Like that debut, this work features a similar trio: a narrator, his somewhat clueless friend, and a girl who changes them both. Wes and Corey are "jazz-nerd chaff" at Bill Garabedian's Jazz Giants of Tomorrow Intensive Summer Workshop. They don't know that, of course, until they discover that this highly selective camp accepted more drummers and bassists to support other, better m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Bass player Wes (named after jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery) and his best friend Corey, a drummer, are "jazz-nerd chaff. The worst of the best" at Bill Garabedian's Jazz Giants of Tomorrow Intensive Summer Workshop. The place is "mostly dudes," but then they meet Ash, one of the only girls at camp, who has her own unique musical style and flat-out refuses to play music with the condescending guys. Frustrated, she leaves-and Wes and Corey go with her. What follows is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

At a jazz camp of "mostly dudes," bass player Wes and his drummer best friend Corey meet Ash, who has her own unique music...Log In or Sign Up to Read More