Drum Roll, Please

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. One of Time Out´s "LGBTQ+ books for kids to read during Pride Month," this is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier´s Drama and Tim Federle´s Better Nate Than Ever! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It´s the only time she doesn´t feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings a lot of big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself unexpectedly falling for another girl at camp. To top it all off, Melly´s not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock n´ roll drummer. Will she be able to make music from all the noise in her heart? Ami Polonsky, acclaimed author of Gracefully Grayson, raved, Drum Roll, Please is a perfect middle-grade love story. Bigelow delivers a mighty message to turn up the volume on your inner drumbeat.