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Drums Girls And Dangerous Pie Summary
Envision reading a satisfying novel that is very relatable. Then a sudden realization comes to mind that the title of the book makes absolutely no sense.
The book, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick is about a thirteen-year old boy named Steven, who is a percussionist in band and the high school jazz band. His life changes when his annoying little brother is diagnosed with leukemia. The meaning of the novel’s name, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie represents Steven’s life. For example, the event in the book that connects to the title is that Steven had been taking drum lessons from percussion teacher, Mr Stoll since he was 8 years old (Sonnenblick 186). This is relates to the title because playing the drums has been apart

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