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by Lauren Gibaldi (Editor), Eric Smith (Editor), Brittany Cavallaro (Contribution by)
Fifteen young adult authors and one real-life rock star band together for one epic--and interconnected--take on a memorable high school rite of passage.
A daughter of rock 'n' roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud anthology, the disparate protagonists of sixteen stories are thrown together for one unforgettable event: their high school's battle of the bands. Told in a harmonic blend of first- and third-person narrative voices, roughly chronological short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of the same transformative night. Featuring an entry from Justin Courtney Pierre, lead vocalist of Motion City Soundtrack, Battle of the Bands is a celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on. With stories byBrittany Cavallaro
Preeti Chhibber
Jay Coles
Katie Cotugno
Lauren Gibaldi
Shaun David Hutchinson
Ashley Poston
Jenny Torres Sanchez
Sarah Nicole Smetana
Eric Smith
Jenn Marie Thorne
Sarvenaz Taghavian
Jasmine Warga
Ashley Woodfolk
Jeff Zentner
and featuring Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Courtney Pierre.
Author Biography
Lauren Gibaldi is a public librarian and the author of The Night We Said Yes, Autofocus, and This Tiny Perfect World. She has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Welcome Home and Color Outside the Lines. Lauren Gibaldi lives in Orlando, Florida, with her husband and daughters.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and the author of The Geek's Guide to Dating, The Girl and the Grove, Don't Read the Comments, and You Can Go Your Own Way. Eric Smith lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son.
Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 1.1 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 07, 2021
