Notes From an Accidental Band Geek By Erin Dionne

Elsie just started high school and is younger than everyone because she skipped a grade. She ends up having to be in marching band at Henry Herbert High School and playing a mellophone instead of her French horn. This happens because she went on a trip to Austria and missed her audition at Boston Youth Orchestra. At first she’s upset about being in marching band, but then realizes that she loves marching band and she doesn’t have to be like or try to impress her dad because he is already very proud of her. I liked it because it was funny and serious at the same time.
--Arianna