Lemonade Mouth  by Hughes is the chronicle of the beginnings of a band by the same name told in rotating point of view by the five members of the band as well as Naomi Fishmeier, writer for the student-run newspaper The Barking Clam. Five outcast freshmen, Wen, Charlie, Olivia, Stella and Mo meet in detention in the basement music room. When Mrs. Resnik steps out, they pick up instruments and are shocked at how great they sound. Stella signs them up for the Halloween Dance and Talent Show, but members of another band, Mudslide Crush, aren’t exactly thrilled with the idea of competition from a group of screwball freshmen and do what the can to sabotage them. The lemonade-swilling losers from the basement do more than make music leading a Revenge-of-the-Nerds-style revolution. This book was lots of fun, and the rotating perspective provided insights to each character.

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