I started this saturday night 12911 and finished it early the following day. Piper is a seventeenyearold high school senior, and shes just been challenged to get her schools superpopular rock band, dumb, a paying gig. Eighteenyearold piper vaughn lost her hearing in fifth grade, so her speech is pretty clear, and shes mastered the skill of reading lips. Louis with his wife and two sons and is a stayathome dad. Click to read more about five flavors of dumb by antony john.
And five flavors of dumb is really, really good, surprisingly so even though i heard nothing but praise for the book, i still didnt expect it to be this good. Sep 10, 2011 five flavors is as much about a girl finding her voice and growing up as it is a tribute to seattle not just musically, but also with subtle odes to the city itself even down to the weather and love of coffee. Nov 30, 2011 finally, its time i revisit antony johns five flavors of dumb, a humorous, wellwritten story about a deaf teenager and her efforts to bring together the band members of dumb. Five flavors of dumb by antony john, paperback barnes. Five flavors is as much about a girl finding her voice and growing up as it is a tribute to seattle not just musically, but also with subtle odes to the city itself even down to the weather and love of coffee. Piper cant hear dumbs music, but with growing selfconfidence, a budding romance, and a new understanding of the decision her family made 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. Read five flavors of dumb by antony john available from rakuten kobo. Beside me, kallie sims, supermodel wannabe, was a vision of flawless dark skin and meticulously flatironed hair. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 338 pages and is available in hardcover format. With a strong female narrator and a tone thats light and serious at turns, id also recommend this to fans of.
And all the while i could feel the music pounding in my hands, my feet, my chest. But with five flavors of dumb, john has given us an entertaining, sensitive story that makes his own allegiance to music touchingly clear. Winner of the schneider book award the awardwinning author of the elemental series delivers a. Five flavors of dumb is anything but this book, if youll forgive the obvious. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. For a moment, i understood how dumb might have won the battle of the bands on pure energy alone. I can list the deaf characters i have encountered in my years of reading ya on one hand, and piper is by far the most developed. Five flavors of dumb by antony john piper is a senior and the best player on a two member chess team.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the five flavors of dumb, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Buy a cheap copy of five flavors of dumb book by antony john. At the end of the day, five flavors of dumb is a fairy tale. Johns novel is a realistic fiction book that is about a girl finally finding out who she really is and what she s really made of. Nov 11, 2010 five flavors of dumb by antony john, 9780803734333, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Piper has one month to get a paying gig for dumbthe new rock band in school. Jul 18, 2015 want to read a coming of age story about friendship, family, music and seattle. Free download or read online five flavors of dumb pdf epub book. I just recently finished reading five flavors of dumb by. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of five flavors of dumb by antony john. Five flavors of dumb by antony john overview piper is a seventeenyearold high school senior, and shes just been challenged to get her schools superpopular rock band, dumb, a paying gig.
Want to read a comingofage story about friendship, family, music and seattle. Can a deaf girl manage her high schools hottest rock band. Antony john is the author of five flavors of dumb, which won the schneider family book award. Dec 15, 2010 and five flavors of dumb is really, really good, surprisingly so even though i heard nothing but praise for the book, i still didnt expect it to be this good. In a fit of teenage rebellion, he decided to pursue a career in classical music, culminating in a ba from oxford university and a phd from duke university. I just cant say enough about this book five flavors of dumb is a complete, engrossing, fantastic read that works on every level. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Eighteenyearold piper has one month to get her high schools coolest rock band dumb a paying gig.
Jan 10, 2011 five flavors of dumb is anything but this book, if youll forgive the obvious, simply rocks. From the moment piper and the rest of dumb visit the music mecca that is kurt cobains house, the power of rock makes piper just a little more daring, a little more rebelliousa little more herself. Voya a superior exploration of the clash between highschool horniness and feminism. Tonewise and topicwise, the book reminded me of audrey, wait. Review of five flavors of dumb by antony john posted on 11012011 by rhapsodyinbooks the main character in this book for young adults is deaf, which i. Five flavors of dumb book by antony john thriftbooks. Piper has one month to get the rock band dumb a paying gig.
Blisters formed on my thumb and palm, but i never took my eyes off that stupid flashing display. Can she manage a band with five wildly different musicians, nurture a budding romance, and discover her own inner rock star, though she cant hear dumbs music. Five flavors of dumb by antony john in djvu, fb2, fb3 download ebook. A summary of the book five flavors of dumb by antony john information about deafness or hard of hearing some accommodations, differentiation, and modifications for. It is a story about 18yearsold deaf girl who became school rock band manager. On the rare occasions that i stumble across a book featuring a disabled character while browsing, i gravitate to it. He graduated from oxford university with a degree in music, and got his phd from duke university. Antony john, quote from five flavors of dumb he was depressed.
Apr 18, 2019 a summary of the book five flavors of dumb by antony john information about deafness or hard of hearing some accommodations, differentiation, and modifications for students. Five flavors of dumb received the schneider family book award, and after looking it up on goodreads i knew i had to read it. Nov 07, 2014 although this book was weak in other areas of diversity, i feel that antony john did a solid job of handling a deaf protagonist and hope he will consider writing more novels with disabled characters in the futureperhaps including a sequel to five flavors of dumb. At first i was a little bit concern about male author writing from female pov. I felt the brooms beats jarring my body like miniearthquakes.
Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. With a strong female narrator and a tone thats light and serious at turns, id also recommend this to fans of sarah dessen and maybe john green. When antony johns wife challenged him to write a book about rock music and its personalities from a deaf persons point of view, five flavors of dumb was the result. Oct 26, 2010 tonewise and topicwise, the book reminded me of audrey, wait.
The day after dumb, a high school band plays an unauthorized concert and gets detention, she becomes their manager. Five flavors of dumb by anthony john disability in kidlit. The first edition of the novel was published in november 11th 2010, and was written by antony john. Pdf five flavors of dumb by antony john download pdf. Whatever your answer is you should read five flavors of dumb by antony john. John has a background in music, including a career in classical music. Piper has one month to get the rock band dumb a paying gig or she can kiss her college aspirations goodbye. Although this book was weak in other areas of diversity, i feel that antony john did a solid job of handling a deaf protagonist and hope he will consider writing more novels with disabled characters in the futureperhaps including a sequel to five flavors of dumb. High school senior piper wasnt born deaf, but by the age of six shed all but lost her hearing, which has left her reliant on hearing aids and lip readingand made some aspects of teenage life difficult. It starts on the steps of a high school entrance this one morning with an impromptu performance by dumb, the band who just won seattles teen battle of the bands.
Winner of the schneider book award the awardwinning author of the elemental series delivers a rockandroll novel that lauren myracle called raw, fresh, funny, and authentic. From the moment piper and the rest of dumb visit the music mecca that is kurt cobains house, the power of rock makes piper just a little more daring, a. High school senior piper wasnt born deaf, but by the age of six shed all but lost. He has always been fascinated by rock music and its personalities, and when his wife challenged him to write about both from the point of view of a deaf person, five flavors of dumb. When the hottest high school rock band, dumb, asked eighteen year old piper if she would be the bands manager, no one expected her to say yes. Review of five flavors of dumb by antony john rhapsody. Cassie nodded solemnly, pulled something from the shelf beside her, and handed it to me. Piper is a seventeenyearold high school senior, and shes just been. Five flavors of dumb by antony john in djvu, fb2, fb3 download e book.
Antony john is the recipient of the schneider family book award. If she does it, piper will become the bands manager. The bulletin of the center for childrens books antony john plunges the reader deep into the treacherous waters of. Piper has one month to get the rock band dumb a paying gig or she can kiss her college aspirations.
Five flavors of dumb, his second novel, grew out of johns fascination with rock music and rock personalities and a challenge by his wife to write a rock story from the point of view of a deaf character. His prose is superb, the plot is perfect and five flavors of dumb is a kickbutt, take no prisoners kind of novel, a fantastic piece of y. The bulletin of the center for childrens books antony john plunges the reader deep into the treacherous waters of high school with this lighthearted book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
For the next hour i pounded my broom, and dumb pounded to the steady beat of let go, i feel crappy. If you havent read any of these authors i just mentioned you should, but the important thing to take away from this is that the author of five flavors of dumb, antony john, exhibits a number of characteristics to put him in this category of authors through his latest book, five flavors of dumb, making it a must read for anyone out there. Pdf five flavors of dumb book by antony john free download. Pdf five flavors of dumb by antony john download pdf free. Antony johns young adult novel five flavors of dumb 2010 follows a high school rock band and its new manager as they try to land their first paying gig. It would have been so easy to let a story like this sink into a dark, angstridden hole, but antony john brilliantly avoided that trap. And i think there comes a time when all the beauty in the world just isnt enough.
Its hard for me to put into words how much i enjoyed reading five flavors of dumb. Download five flavors of dumb by john antony 20110929 paperback and read five flavors of dumb by john antony 20110929 paperback online books in format pdf. Despite the fact that piper, the main protagonist, is deaf, she never gives up on what she. Antony john s writing style is easy to read and filled with wit and charm. Five flavors of dumb by antony john, 9780803734333, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Antony johns writing style is easy to read and filled with wit and charm. Antony john was born in england and raised on a balanced diet of fish and chips, obscure british comedies, and abbas greatest hits.