Amy Cobb: 7 books

Hope James is going to get first chair. Her older sister did it. Her mom expects it. Then Sherman Frye moves to town. Hope’s best friend, ace reporter Baylor Meece, gets the scoop. At his old school, Sherman was amazing. At Benton Bluff Junior High, he has to be stopped. Because first chair is everything. Isn’t it?

Summer is here, and Zac Wiles and the Benton Bluff Junior High band are headed to band camp. But as soon as they arrive, things start disappearing. First it’s music, then it’s Zac’s saxophone. As the band’s resident class clown, Zac’s antics always earn a few eye rolls. But now, he’s being called a thief! Can Zac find the culprit and prove he’d never take his jokes that far?

Tally Nguyen lives for snowboarding. She loves it, and she’s good at it. In fact, she has her sights set on the top of the podium this season. So she can’t believe it when her grandparents sign her up for the Benton Bluff Junior High band. What will her friends think, when the Snowboard Queen starts hanging out with the Band o’ Geeks?

Davis Beadle has a theory. You look like your instrument. And trumpets? Trumpets are cool. But when he and his best friend Yulia join the Benton Bluff Junior High band, the trumpet section is full! Sent to shadow other band members and try new instruments, Davis forms a plan to stick with trumpet. But will something else stick instead?

Baylor Meece does not want to be a soloist. No thank you. Been there. Done that. Hated it. Everyone else can fight over the chance to play for the governor… and they do! The sounds coming out of the Benton Bluff Junior High band room are anything but good. Baylor knows there must be some way to restore harmony. But when the attention lands on her, can she handle the spotlight?

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