Five Flavors of Dumb

Hey, I recently read a new book titled Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John.

It's about a deaf girl who goes to school to find that a band is playing on the front step. They're playing so loudly, she can feel the vibrations of the music pulsing through her. They won a contest recently, so they get to record some of their songs, but there are a few problems... They play individually, not together so there's no cohesiveness. Their tempers get riled up very easily. They play mainly covers of other songs, so they would need to ask permission and probably pay the original songwriter royalties for that if they were to record it. And they don't have a manager.

That's where our deaf girl, Piper comes in. She agrees to manage the band, and with the help of her talented guitarist brother and the guy she plays chess with, they work on pulling the band together.

Some problems... The lead singer is an arrogant jerk, the bass player (lead singer's brother) hardly ever speaks, the lead guitarist has an extremely short temper, and there's no drummer. They also lack a second guitarist.

If I keep telling you how it goes, you'll have no reason to read it, so go read it!

It's a good read for the teens, though it might not be appropriate for kids.

Oh, and is my name Antony John? Actually, you don't know for sure, do you? But just trust me. I did not write this book. It's a good read, but not mine. 

-Kj