Beat the Band

Calame, Don

Genre: drama, music, humor

Three boys.
One goal: to  keep their sophomore year from going up in flames

Cooper redmond has only one thing on his mind: tagging as many bases as possible by the end of sophomore year. He's already picked out a prime target: the divine Prudence Nash, whose sexy serpent tattoo haunts his dreams. But when Coop is paired with the infamous "Hot Dog" Helen for a semester-long Health project on safe sex, his hopes of making it to the Majors are suddenly DOA. It's going to take something seriously epic to resuscitate his reputation -- something like winning the Battle of the Bands with his best buds, Matt and Sean.

There's just one problem: they totally suck.

Thunderbowl

Leslie Choyce

Thunderbowl

Genre: music, drama

Series: Orca Soundings

Jeremy's band is really hot. Thunderbowl is on the way up and they have had their first big break, which is a long-term gig at a local bar. The only problem is that while Jeremy should be doing his homework and keeping up in school, he is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together while his life is falling apart. Trying to balance his dreams of success with the hard realities of the music business, Jeremy is forced to make some tough choices.