Thunderbowl

by Lesley Choyce

Jeremy's band is hot--really hot. Thunderbowl is on the way up and they have had their first big break--a long-term gig at a local bar. The only problem is that while Jeremy should be doing his homework and keeping up in school, he is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together while his life is falling apart. Trying to balance his dreams of success with the hard realities of the music business, Jeremy is forced to make some tough choices.

Also available in Spanish.

Genres: Young Adult, Teen, Realistic Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Lesley Choyce is a novelist and poet living at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. He is the author of more than 80 books for adults, teens and children. He teaches in the English Department and Transition Year Program at Dalhousie University. He is a year-round surfer and founding member of the 1990s spoken word rock band, The SurfPoets. Choyce also runs Pottersfield Press, a small literary publishing house and hosted the national TV show, Off The Page, for many years. His books have been translated into Spanish, French, German and Danish and he has been awarded the Dartmouth Book Award and the Ann Connor Brimer Award.

Lesley Choyce was born in New Jersey in 1951 and moved to Canada in 1978 and became a citizen.

His YA novels concern things like skateboarding, surfing, racism, environmental issues, organ transplants, and rock bands.

Reviews

[Josh K · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is about a guy in high school who plays the guitar.He gets really good at playing the guitar and really bad at school.everyone thinks he is 19 but he is really 16.He gets a girl friend and he tells her that he is 16.She stills likes him.One night she drank to much and she wanted to go driving so he got in with her.She was driving crazy he got really mad and he took her keys and threw them.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jeremy might have the talent and the right friends to make it in music but a secret could ruin his plans.

Simple story and easy read.

Might appeal to reluctant readers.

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was really interesting

[Dwight Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It very good

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun quick read.

[Elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I'm to old to read this book, being 23 and all. I've seen and heard this same style story over and over again- the only difference is "Germ" got to have his cake and eat it too.

Anyways I just finished a book and I found this in the house- and decided shoot why not. I have a spot in my heart for The Band Never Dances by J.D. Landis (which no offense is far better than this book and everyone should read it) so this genre wasn't to far-fetched. Anyway- so I picked it up took me less than 2 hours to read.

If you want to read something quick that you don't have to put a lot of thought into- then this is the book for you. Good for young kids, not so much for me.

Though, I was happy to see Jeremy and Richie call truce. Anyways. Cheers.

[Da Hua Ruan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is really interesting because it talks about a kid with a lot of issues. he was having a hard time choosing between school and his favorite thing. he was really interesting in his guitar. he went to this club where you have to be 18 or older to play, but he lied about his age so they would let him play. he was really good at it, but later on someone found out that he was younger than 18.

He got kicked out and he went back to school. also, he met this girl that he likes, but then they broke up because the girl was older than him and has to go back to collage.

[Liam F · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thunderbowl is a realistic fiction written by Lesley Choyce. Thunderbowl is about how Jeremy's band starts to get hot. Jeremy started to playing the guitar after his dad bought him the instrument for his birthday. His first big gig is at the dungeon but he cant play there because he is to young to play at the bar. See what happens in this short but exciting story.
I really enjoyed this book. this book packed a lot of excitement into a small amount of pages. which was great for me because i honestly hate reading.

[Kaye · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't a big thrill, but it certainly would catch the attention of boys who are reluctant readers. Basically, our hero discovers that you can't rock and roll all the time AND get through high school.

[Carissa Vogele]

I liked this book because it seemed so real and not like the other books that are about things that would rarely happen.

[Becca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very orginal story line, but a fast and easy read.

[Luis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book must read

[Jesseweaver · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. I liked how it sounded like an t really happened. I could understand what all the characters were talking about. I would recommend this book for you too read

[Nick Trainor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book it shows what happens if you drop out of school thinking things are going to be easy

[Charlene Skinner · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a god book

[Baw Za]

Well, this book is about a young teenager who drop out from school because of his job at the club. He was a guitar player at a band called "Thunder-bowl". But when he actually went way from home and school, he was full of trouble and later went back to his home and school. Finally his life was happy after agreement with his band and the other and his life was going normal again.