Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

From first-time novelist Jordan Sonnenblick, a brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh and break their hearts at the same time.

Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heart warming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.

Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780439755191
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 100187 / Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie


Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Winner
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Winner
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 15
Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 63
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2005 pg. 983
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2005 pg. 156
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2005 pg. 68
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 15
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2006 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 101 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jordan Sonnenblick is the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, After Ever After, Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen and the Art of Faking It, Falling Over Sideways, and The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.