If I’d been their manager back then I’d have pointed out that the name, while accurate, was not exactly smart. įor the record, I wasn’t around the day they decided to become Dumb. But if you haven't read it, and wonder what it's all about, please check out the following excerpt.

Ages 12 up.Hard to believe that this novel came out a full FIVE YEARS AGO now. Relying on help from unexpected sources, Piper learns important lessons about music and media hype, while growing closer to her family and friends in the process. In this witty yet thoughtful behind-the-music account of Dumb's journey to semistardom, John (Busted: Confessions of an Accidental Player) creates a series of humorous surprises while demonstrating how Piper's deafness, which is integral to the story and never feels like a gimmick, affects her life and those of her parents and brother, who are equally complex and well-developed characters. However, it soon becomes apparent that the members' egos are more substantial than their talent. Opportunity knocks when a disorganized rock band named Dumb invites her to be their manager. But one thing is clear: Piper has to replenish the funds. 'Seriously, what family with a history of hereditary deafness names their child after the player of a musical instrument?' High school senior Piper, who began to lose her hearing at age six, has mixed feelings about her parents dipping into her college fund to pay for cochlear implants for her hearing-impaired baby sister. Going’s Fat Kid Rules the World and Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen. With growing self-confidence, a budding romance, and a new understanding of her parent’s decision to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf baby sister, she discovers her own inner rock star and what it truly means to be a flavor of Dumb.įor fans of K. Piper is determined to show her classmates that just because she’s hearing impaired doesn’t mean she’s invisible. The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage a band made up of an egomaniacal pretty boy, a talentless piece of eye candy, a silent rocker, an angry girl, and a crush-worthy nerd boy? And how can she do it when she’s deaf?

The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band’s manager and get her share of the profits. The Challenge: Eighteen-year-old Piper has one month to get her high school’s coolest rock band Dumb a paying gig. The award-winning author of the Elemental series delivers a rock-and-roll novel that Lauren Myracle called “raw, fresh, funny, and authentic.”

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John