Alex gets sentenced to 100 hours of community service after getting mad at his dad, driving drunk, and running over a neighbor's lawn gnome. Alex serves his time by helping Sol, a grumpy resident of a nursing home. Alex and Sol discover they have something in common, a love of jazz music. Alex's parents are divorced and are working through issues. It's a great story of life's lessons.
Genre: realistic fiction
Topics: drunk driving, community service, old people, nursing home, grumpy old man, jazz band, guitar, divorce, Jewish, musicians, family conflict, dating, emphysema, Fiddler on the Roof
Note: occasional swearing, would recommend to grade 8+
Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 5 of 5
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