Despite the fact that Piper's deaf, sit back and let her show you just want she can accomplish when she wants to be heard.

It's a story about a girl finally finding out who she truly is and what she's really made of. Going into this book, I had zero expectations and pretty much thought it was just another fluffy piece about high school, music and teenage angsts.įive Flavors of Dumb is an inspiring and humorous story that features a tough fiery protag, Piper and her five flavors Ed, Will, Tash, Josh and Kallie.

The only problem is, how do you manage a crumbling band into rising stardom when you don't even know if they're any good? 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Piper has one month to get her high school band, Dumb, a paying gig and if she succeeds she gets to become the band's much needed manger. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Set in the Pacific Northwest, this rock-and-roll novel joins the ranks of Randy Powell's equally thoughtful Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star (Farrar, 2003) and Blake Nelson's Rock Star Superstar (Viking, 2004).–Amy S. The parallel attention to Piper's hearing family and the strain her parents' decision to treat her sister with cochlear implants adds to the greater story and informs the novel's direction and ending in a satisfying way. Although Piper's hearing is a characterizing detail that could have been used solely to add a type of politically incorrect and screwball humor to the story, her abilities are seen as assets: while lip reading allows her access to public conversation, she is not above using sign language to obscure her intentions.

John's novel is written with a reverence for popular music–particularly the work of Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain–and a respect for its ambitious teen characters. After she discovers that her parents have spent the majority of her college money to treat her infant sister's deafness with cochlear implants, Piper's quest to get Dumb a paying gig leads her to consider her managerial role as a potential source of income. A retiring student and member of the chess team, Piper is neither the stereotypical band manager nor a typical teen: she is profoundly hearing impaired. Gr 9 Up–When in a rush of uncommon bravado high school senior Piper offers to manage Dumb, her school's most popular student rock band, her family thinks it must be a joke.

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John