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Publication
HarperCollins (2018), 320 pages
Description
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. Not to be missed by fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever ! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings a lot of big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself unexpectedly falling for another girl at camp. To top it all off, Melly's not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock 'n' roll drummer. Will she be able to make music from all the noise in her heart?… (more)
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LibraryThing member EdGoldberg
The day before they shipped Melly off to Rock N Roll summer camp for two weeks, her parents dropped a bomb on her---they're getting divorced. Well, at least she'll have her best friend, Olivia, with ther at camp to keep her company, to help her get through the heartache. That is until Olivia gets a
It turns out that Adeline, a veteran camper, becomes her friend...and possibly more? Could summer camp and Adeline bring out the Rebel Girl in Melly? Can her drumming break out from the quiet into the roar? Only time will tell.
Drum Roll, Please is a cute middle grade book dealing with the trauma that kids go through--divorce, best friendship, sexuality. Certainly worth a read.
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crush on Noah and virtually abandons Melly for the first week.It turns out that Adeline, a veteran camper, becomes her friend...and possibly more? Could summer camp and Adeline bring out the Rebel Girl in Melly? Can her drumming break out from the quiet into the roar? Only time will tell.
Drum Roll, Please is a cute middle grade book dealing with the trauma that kids go through--divorce, best friendship, sexuality. Certainly worth a read.
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LibraryThing member atreic
I loved this! It was sweet and kind and charming and had some terrible puns in it.
Melly goes away to camp with her best friend Olivia. But the day before she leaves, her parents tell her they are getting divorced. And once at camp, she has to work out how to navigate her friendship as they both
The camp is lovely. There's a great sense of singing round the campfire, diving into the lake, canoeing, and looking up at the stars framed by trees. It's a music camp - Camp Rockaway - and the music is also fun, as the campers explore a range of styles and learn to play together as a band, express themselves through music, and do their final concert.
Melly and Adeline's love story is super cute - they meet, and click, and have lots of sweet moments together, playing music together, learning to dive, sitting in a swing-chair looking at the rain, comforting each other about sad things going on in their families.
One of the things I loved about this was that it managed to shy away from a lot of heavy handed black-and-white things into a much more subtle and nuanced view of friendships. I thought it might be a 'Melly has to learn to ditch her overly controlling friend Olivia to be with her New Love'. But in fact, it is 'Melly and Olivia need to talk to each other, and work through their mistakes, and make sure their friendship has room in it for them to have other things they value, but that they're still there for each other too.' And I found it really interesting what they did with the 'nervous person with a crush suddenly kisses you' - the book shows it from the side of 'when it's someone you fancy' and 'when it's someone you don't', and the cute couple actually end up having a gentle 'oh, err, sorry, I should have asked' reflective 'how could we do things better'. No-one is perfect, and everyone is forgivable, and it leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling that even though the world can be hard, everything is probably going to be OK.
Melly goes away to camp with her best friend Olivia. But the day before she leaves, her parents tell her they are getting divorced. And once at camp, she has to work out how to navigate her friendship as they both
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make new friends and fall in love.The camp is lovely. There's a great sense of singing round the campfire, diving into the lake, canoeing, and looking up at the stars framed by trees. It's a music camp - Camp Rockaway - and the music is also fun, as the campers explore a range of styles and learn to play together as a band, express themselves through music, and do their final concert.
Melly and Adeline's love story is super cute - they meet, and click, and have lots of sweet moments together, playing music together, learning to dive, sitting in a swing-chair looking at the rain, comforting each other about sad things going on in their families.
One of the things I loved about this was that it managed to shy away from a lot of heavy handed black-and-white things into a much more subtle and nuanced view of friendships. I thought it might be a 'Melly has to learn to ditch her overly controlling friend Olivia to be with her New Love'. But in fact, it is 'Melly and Olivia need to talk to each other, and work through their mistakes, and make sure their friendship has room in it for them to have other things they value, but that they're still there for each other too.' And I found it really interesting what they did with the 'nervous person with a crush suddenly kisses you' - the book shows it from the side of 'when it's someone you fancy' and 'when it's someone you don't', and the cute couple actually end up having a gentle 'oh, err, sorry, I should have asked' reflective 'how could we do things better'. No-one is perfect, and everyone is forgivable, and it leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling that even though the world can be hard, everything is probably going to be OK.
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LibraryThing member ewyatt
Melly goes to a two week rock band camp with her best friend, Olivia. The day before her parents announce they are getting divorces. Melly is reeling. During the two weeks it is a good chance to spread her wings when her overbearing friend develops a crush, leaving her to find her own friendships.
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When she meets Adelaide, she feels a connection and doesn't know what to make of it. Melly grows in confidence and independence over the weeks at camp. Show Less
LibraryThing member reader1009
children's middlegrade fiction (divorce, friendship competing with boys, music summer camp in Michigan/lake country, incidental LGBTQA interest) - grades 5th-7th
I loved spending time with Melly, and watching her find her voice rather than just banging out her feelings on the drums--she longs to
The crush she develops on another girl at camp is incidental--not a huge part of the story, but one of the things she eventually talks about. They don't do much other than hold hands and kiss a couple times, and at this age Melly isn't sure how she wants to label herself yet, but she does know that she is attracted to Adeline. There is also a great conversation on asking consent before kissing someone, so bonus points for that.
I loved spending time with Melly, and watching her find her voice rather than just banging out her feelings on the drums--she longs to
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speak up for herself (inventing a new nickname, Lissa, instead of one that rhymes with belly and jelly) but has trouble telling her best friend and her parents how she feels. She's very relatable and real-feeling, and yes, I did have to cry at the end.The crush she develops on another girl at camp is incidental--not a huge part of the story, but one of the things she eventually talks about. They don't do much other than hold hands and kiss a couple times, and at this age Melly isn't sure how she wants to label herself yet, but she does know that she is attracted to Adeline. There is also a great conversation on asking consent before kissing someone, so bonus points for that.
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Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2019)
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
CCBC Choices (2019)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
320 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
0062791141 / 9780062791146