Road Rash
Road Rash
Author: Mark Huntley Parsons
Desc: A teenage drummer finds out what life is really like on tour with a rock band in this funny and bittersweet YA novel. For anyone who loved Almost Famous or This Is Spinal Tap. After being dropped from one band sixteen-year-old drummer Zach gets a chance to go on tour with a much better band. It feels like sweet redemption but this is one rocky road trip—filled with jealousy rivalries and on-stage meltdowns. Mark Parsons has written a fast-paced feel-good novel about a boy finding his place in the world in a band and in the music. Zach is a character teens will stand up and cheer for as he lands the perfect gig and the perfect girl. “A must-read for young garage-band types.” —Booklist “Readers and especially musicians should enjoy debut novelist Parsons’s look at a band on the run.” —Publishers Weekly “A road-trip adventure in romance and friendship that is ultimately all about the music.” —Kirkus Reviews