The order of things /
Langley, Kaija,
The order of things / Kaija Langley. - 269 pages ; 22 cm
Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians one day. When Zee starts attending a new school that will nurture his talent, April decides it's time for her to pursue her dreams, too, and finally take drum lessons. She knows she isn't very good to start, but with Zee's support, she also knows someday she can be just as good as her hero, Sheila E., and travel all around the world with a pair of drumsticks in her hand. When the unthinkable happens and Zee suddenly passes away, April is crushed by grief. Without Zee, nothing is the way it's supposed to be. Zee's Dad isn't delivering the mail for his postal route like he should. April's Mom is suddenly dating someone new who is occupying too much space in their lives. And every time April tries to play the drums, all she can think about is Zee. April isn't sure how to move on from the awful feeling of being without Zee. Desperate to help Papa Zee, she decides to secretly deliver the mail he's been neglecting. But when on her route she discovers a classmate in trouble, she doesn't second guess what she knows is the right thing to do.
Ages 10-14. Nancy Paulsen Books. Grades 4-6. Nancy Paulsen Books.
9780593530900 059353090X
2022053852
Best friends--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Grief--Juvenile fiction.
Music--Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian mothers--Juvenile fiction.
City and town life--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Best friends--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Music--Fiction.
Single-parent families--Fiction.
Lesbian mothers--Fiction.
City and town life--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
PZ7.5.L355 / Or 2023
[Fic]
The order of things / Kaija Langley. - 269 pages ; 22 cm
Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians one day. When Zee starts attending a new school that will nurture his talent, April decides it's time for her to pursue her dreams, too, and finally take drum lessons. She knows she isn't very good to start, but with Zee's support, she also knows someday she can be just as good as her hero, Sheila E., and travel all around the world with a pair of drumsticks in her hand. When the unthinkable happens and Zee suddenly passes away, April is crushed by grief. Without Zee, nothing is the way it's supposed to be. Zee's Dad isn't delivering the mail for his postal route like he should. April's Mom is suddenly dating someone new who is occupying too much space in their lives. And every time April tries to play the drums, all she can think about is Zee. April isn't sure how to move on from the awful feeling of being without Zee. Desperate to help Papa Zee, she decides to secretly deliver the mail he's been neglecting. But when on her route she discovers a classmate in trouble, she doesn't second guess what she knows is the right thing to do.
Ages 10-14. Nancy Paulsen Books. Grades 4-6. Nancy Paulsen Books.
9780593530900 059353090X
2022053852
Best friends--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Grief--Juvenile fiction.
Music--Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian mothers--Juvenile fiction.
City and town life--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Best friends--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Music--Fiction.
Single-parent families--Fiction.
Lesbian mothers--Fiction.
City and town life--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
PZ7.5.L355 / Or 2023
[Fic]