Call number
JF COX
Collection
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Publication
Holiday House (2014), Edition: Reprint, 96 pages
Description
To save the ukulele band, third-grader Hayley and her classmates protest the school board's decision to cut funding for the music program. Includes tips on how to play the ukulele.
User reviews
LibraryThing member carrier3
Hayley is a shy little third grader who finds a ukulele at a yard sale for $4. Her music teacher shows her how to play, and she enters the school talent show and is a hit. she inspires other students to play, and even recruits as many as 35 to join her group, the BUGs. They encounter a minor hiccup
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when the school board decides to cut the music program and fire the teacher to save money. However, Hayley organizes a rally and the entire town shows support, causing the board to reconsider its decision. Finally, a donation to the group contingent on keeping the music program saves the program and the teacher. This story is an inspirational lesson in the power of music and perseverance, and how even a little kid can make a huge difference. Show Less
LibraryThing member rainablu
This book is about a little girl named Hayley and how she finds a sense of belonging through learning to play ukulele. With the encouragement of her music teacher she learns to play and performs for her school. This then leads to the starting of a club. This ukulele club helps convince the school
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board not to make cuts to the music program. Show Less
Awards
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2014)
Pages
96
ISBN
0823431908 / 9780823431908