Interest Level
Grades 6 - 10
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.2
Lexile Measure®: 940L
DRA: 44
Guided Reading: V
Type of Book: Chapter Book
Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Young Adult
Theme/Subject
- Adolescent Issues
- Feelings and Emotions
- Disease and Illness
- Siblings
- Romantic Relationships
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
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 & Dangerous Pie is a heart warming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Jordan Sonnenblick is the author of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, as well as Notes from the Midnight Driver and Zen and the Art of Faking It.
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