Five Flavors of Dumb
by Anthony John
When I saw this book in the store, I was surprised by it's title. Not only that but the summary of the story sounded rather interesting, so I picked it up and bought it. After I finished reading it, I was glad I picked it up. The story revolves around 18 year old Piper Vaughn, who is a deaf senior who is a 'perfect student'. When Josh Cooke, the lead singer of the band 'Dumb' invites Piper to be the manager, and she has one month to get them a paying gig. But she doesn't know the first thing about managing a band.
Piper doesn't know what to do for the band, but starts with having them practice. As the winners of the Battle of the Bands, they get three practice sessions with Baz Firkin. Soon, her 'geek' friend, Edward, joins as the drummer. With an arrogant singer, angry guitarist, zombie bass player, and an easily scared drummer, Piper believes she has her hands full. Then, she ends up with another guitarist, but this one can't play and is just a piece of eye candy.
Soon, Piper manages to get them a gig on a radio station, but they have to play soft music. After making their first profit of $5 dollars per person, she attempts to get them better gigs. She succeeds in getting them an interview on Seattle Today. However, because Kallie gets most of the attention, Josh begins to curse her out on live television. He then gets into a fight with his brother Will, and Piper, Kallie, and Tash leave. After visiting Tash's mother's salon, Piper gets her hair cut short and dyed cosmic pink.
Piper now has to reunite the group to play as the opening act for Grievous Bodily Harm. When she was offered $1800, which meant $300 for each member. Now trying to get the others to stay in the same room, Piper forces them to agree to play together.
Out of all the characters, my favorite is Piper, who had to deal with the five flavors of Dumb, along with her communication problems with her parents. The story revolves around the band, but mostly around Piper and her experiences with them.
Piper doesn't know what to do for the band, but starts with having them practice. As the winners of the Battle of the Bands, they get three practice sessions with Baz Firkin. Soon, her 'geek' friend, Edward, joins as the drummer. With an arrogant singer, angry guitarist, zombie bass player, and an easily scared drummer, Piper believes she has her hands full. Then, she ends up with another guitarist, but this one can't play and is just a piece of eye candy.
Soon, Piper manages to get them a gig on a radio station, but they have to play soft music. After making their first profit of $5 dollars per person, she attempts to get them better gigs. She succeeds in getting them an interview on Seattle Today. However, because Kallie gets most of the attention, Josh begins to curse her out on live television. He then gets into a fight with his brother Will, and Piper, Kallie, and Tash leave. After visiting Tash's mother's salon, Piper gets her hair cut short and dyed cosmic pink.Piper now has to reunite the group to play as the opening act for Grievous Bodily Harm. When she was offered $1800, which meant $300 for each member. Now trying to get the others to stay in the same room, Piper forces them to agree to play together.
Out of all the characters, my favorite is Piper, who had to deal with the five flavors of Dumb, along with her communication problems with her parents. The story revolves around the band, but mostly around Piper and her experiences with them.
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