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Battle of the bands, edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith

eng

no index present

short stories

Battle of the bands

edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith

Collects sixteen interconnected short stories about a high school's battle of the bands competition, from such authors as Shaun David Hutchinson, Brittany Cavallaro, and Preeti ChhibberA daughter of rock 'n' roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud anthology, the disparate protagonists of sixteen stories are thrown together for one unforgettable event: their high school's battle of the bands. Told in a harmonic blend of first- and third-person narrative voices, roughly chronological short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of the same transformative night. Featuring an entry from Justin Courtney Pierre, lead vocalist of Motion City Soundtrack, Battle of the Bands is a celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on

Miss Somewhere / Brittany Cavallaro -- Cecilia (you're breaking my heart) / Ashley Poston -- Sidelines / Sarah Nicole Smetana -- Battle of the exes / Sarvenaz Taghavian -- Love is a battlefield / Shaun David Hutchinson -- You found me / Ashley Woodfolk -- Adventures in babysitting / Justin Courtney Pierre -- Peanut butter sandwiches / Jasmine Warga -- Reckless love / Jay Coles -- The ride / Jenn Marie Thorne -- Three chords / Eric Smith -- Merch to do about nothing / Preeti Chhibber -- All these friends and lovers / Katie Cotugno -- A small light / Jenny Torres Sanchez -- Set the world on fire / Lauren Gibaldi -- The sisterhood of light and sound / Jeff Zentner

adolescent

Battle of the bands, Sixteen stories. Sixteen dreams. One epic night