"The Band Room" has a male protagonist and a truly diverse set of characters. Angel is a high school football player who literally stumbles into trouble with the police. Rejected by his coach and teammates, he must form new relationships with people who don’t look like him, don’t think like him, and don't act like anyone he's ever known. Meanwhile, his mother’s increasingly erratic behavior has turned her into someone Angel no longer recognizes. Can he rescue her before it’s too late?
Set in the year 2020, the Band Room is a snow globe depiction of America in a time when tribalism, anger, and hate collide with diversity, acceptance, and compassion. The book addresses the Black Lives Matters movement, LGTBQ issues, and other conflicts in what is one of the most conflicted periods of American history. It's a story of acceptance and compassion and a love letter to band geeks everywhere, no matter how old they may be.
"The Band Room" has a male protagonist and a truly diverse set of characters. Angel is a high school football player who literally stumbles into trouble with the police. Rejected by his coach and teammates, he must form new relationships with people who don’t look like him, don’t think like him, and don't act like anyone he's ever known. Meanwhile, his mother’s increasingly erratic behavior has turned her into someone Angel no longer recognizes. Can he rescue her before it’s too late?
Set in the year 2020, the Band Room is a snow globe depiction of America in a time when tribalism, anger, and hate collide with diversity, acceptance, and compassion. The book addresses the Black Lives Matters movement, LGTBQ issues, and other conflicts in what is one of the most conflicted periods of American history. It's a story of acceptance and compassion and a love letter to band geeks everywhere, no matter how old they may be.
