OLDER FICTION
Emerson, Kevin

Breakout

(3) YA Twelve days before his rock band, the Rusty Soles, takes the stage on Arts Night, eighth grader Anthony Castillo pens song lyrics that include the f-word. The song goes viral online, and Anthony has to decide whether he'll censor himself or risk getting in trouble at school. The story's situations and sentiments fit the angsty junior-high setting.

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