![]() Relying on help from unexpected sources, Piper learns important lessons about music and media hype, while growing closer to her family and friends in the process. ![]() ![]() In this witty yet thoughtful behind-the-music account of Dumb's journey to semistardom, John (Busted: Confessions of an Accidental Player) creates a series of humorous surprises while demonstrating how Piper's deafness, which is integral to the story and never feels like a gimmick, affects her life and those of her parents and brother, who are equally complex and well-developed characters. ![]() However, it soon becomes apparent that the members' egos are more substantial than their talent. Opportunity knocks when a disorganized rock band named Dumb invites her to be their manager. FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB by Antony John a Young Adult Contemporary book ISBN-0803734336 ISBN13-9780803734333 with cover, excerpt, author notes, review link. But one thing is clear: Piper has to replenish the funds. "Seriously, what family with a history of hereditary deafness names their child after the player of a musical instrument?" High school senior Piper, who began to lose her hearing at age six, has mixed feelings about her parents dipping into her college fund to pay for cochlear implants for her hearing-impaired baby sister. Five Flavors of Dumb - read free eBook by Antony John in online reader directly on the web page. ![]()
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