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The club / Eric Walters.
"Jaxson is the only child of a single mom, but he's never been short on family. His best friend Logan, who has four sisters, claims Jax as a "brother." Jaxson enjoys the chaos of Logan's home, but he also loves the calm of his own. Between hanging with Logan, going to the movies with his first girlfriend, Samantha, and being the star trumpet player in the school orchestra, eighth grade is sure is looking up for Jaxson! But then Liv, the new girl at school, joins the band and becomes Jax's trumpet duet partner. Liv understands Jax's love of music better than anyone else, and the more time they spend together rehearsing, the more he finds they have in common. Soon, they learn that they share something that will change their world - something that will make them rethink what it means to be "family.""-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770867345 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 250 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : DCB Young Readers, [2024]
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Walte | 31681030039457 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Orca Book Publishers
Star trumpet player Jaxson gets a duet partner, Liv, who has more in common with Jax than his best friend, his first girlfriend, or even his mom. Both the only child of single mothers, Jaxson and Liv soon learn they share something that makes them rethink the meaning of âfamily.â - Orca Book Publishers
âA strong, accessible, and relevant story about modern families.â â Kirkus Reviews
Jax has big plans for grade eight: seeing if his maybe-girlfriend, Samantha, will become his actual girlfriend, and being first trumpet in the school band.
Enter Liv, the new girl Jax meets at band auditions. Livâs a star on the trumpet too. In fact, she might be better than Jax.
When Jax and Liv start rehearsing together, they go from duet partners to fast friends. Soon, they learn that they share something more than a love of music â something that will change their whole world and make them rethink what it means to be âfamily.â- When the star trumpet player gets a duet partner in the new girl at school, they bond over being the only child of single moms, but a new revelation forces them to rethink their definition of family â and of their own identity
- A heartwarming coming-of-age story about passionate music nerds, first girlfriends, and families both born and found.
- The Club focuses on kids exploring their relationships not just with biological family members, but also with non-relatives, and learning how much DNA does and does not affect who you are.
- Eric Walters won the 2020 Governor Generalâs Literary Award for Childrenâs Literature â Text for his novel The King of Jam Sandwiches. His novels have all become best-sellers, have won over a hundred awards, including eight Forest of Reading awards and the 2021 Governor Generalâs Literary Award.
- I Read Canadian Day was his idea and he collaborated with organizations, publishers, booksellers and writers/illustrators to launch the first day which took place on February 19, 2020 and involved almost 2000 schools and libraries across the country championing Canadian books with their students and patrons.
- Eric has presented to more than 1,500,000 students across North America and internationally in Japan, Kenya, and Germany. His presentations blend drama, storytelling, audience participation and interaction. He presents to students from K â Grade 12 as well as adult groups and has been a keynote speaker at a variety of conferences. During the pandemic he has done close to 300 virtual visits, as well as co-hosted a webinar series.
- Eric Walters has done extensive research on kids who were born of sperm donorship.
