Tonya is driving her teacher crazy. In Tonya's hands, pencils become drumsticks. Desktops become drums. She has talent and rhythm. She has a mother who doesn't think that girls should play drums. Finally, Tonya's music teacher convinces her to enter a drumming contest. She will be competing against boys who have been playing for years. But not all of them can make the drums talk and sing like T…
Thirteen-year-old Jazzy keeps a journal in which she records her thoughts about family, friends, boys, school, dreams, nature, and colors. Provides space for readers to record their own thoughts and feelings.