{"product_id":"battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338","title":"Battle of the Bands","description":"\u003cb\u003eFifteen young adult authors and one real-life rock star band together for one epic—and interconnected—take on a memorable high school rite of passage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA daughter of rock ’n’ roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud anthology, the disparate protagonists of sixteen stories are thrown together for one unforgettable event: their high school’s battle of the bands. Told in a harmonic blend of first- and third-person narrative voices, roughly chronological short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of the same transformative night. Featuring an entry from Justin Courtney Pierre, lead vocalist of Motion City Soundtrack, \u003ci\u003eBattle of the Bands \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stories by \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrittany Cavallaro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreeti Chhibber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Coles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Cotugno\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Gibaldi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun David Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Poston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Torres Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Nicole Smetana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenn Marie Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarvenaz Taghavian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasmine Warga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Woodfolk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Zentner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand featuring Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Courtney Pierre.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62269335863683,"sku":"9781536214338","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781536214338.jpg?v=1785511306","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}