{"product_id":"battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338","title":"Battle of the Bands","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lauren Gibaldi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Performing Arts - Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen young adult authors and one real-life rock star band together for one epic--and interconnected--take on a memorable high school rite of passage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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, \u003ci\u003eBattle of the Bands \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith stories by \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrittany Cavallaro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreeti Chhibber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Coles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Cotugno\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Gibaldi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun David Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Poston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Torres Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Nicole Smetana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenn Marie Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarvenaz Taghavian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasmine Warga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Woodfolk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Zentner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand featuring Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Courtney Pierre.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45082476806295,"sku":"9781536214338","price":945.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781536214338.webp?v=1767634741","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}