Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog. Today I have 2 stops on different tours hosted by TBR & Beyond. This is the second post and it includes a review, some quotes and a playlist for the graphic novel ”Scout is not a band kid”.

DISCLAIMER: A review copy of this book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

And now without further ado, let’s start with this post.

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author–even if it means joining her school band! A contemporary graphic novel about making your dream come true–and the friends you make along the way.

When Scout learns that her favorite author is doing an exclusive autograph session at the end of the year, she’s determined to be there! She officially needs a plan…and when she finds out that her school’s band is heading to the same location for their annual trip, an idea takes shape. Being a band kid can’t be that hard, right?

As it turns out, learning how to play an instrument when you can’t even read music is much, much, MUCH tougher than expected. And it’s even harder for Scout when her friends aren’t on board with her new hobby. Will she be able to master the trombone, make new band friends, and get to her favorite author’s book signing? Tackling everything seems like a challenge for a supergenius superfriend supermusician–and she’s just Scout.

Title – Scout Is not a Band Kid
Author – Jade Armstrong
Genre – Middle Grade Contemporary Graphic Novel
Release date – April 5th, 2022

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Scout is in Middle Grade and she absolutely wants to meet her favorite author. Easy, right? Well not for Scout. In order to meet her idol, she has to join the band. Otherwise she will never be able to go to the location of the event. However this isn’t at all as easy as it sounded in her head.

Having played an instrument in the past, I know how hard it is to learn how to read music notes. It looks easy but it definitely isn’t. It was fun to read exactly that passage in the graphic novel. Scout trying to learn how to play the Trombone and I just had to laugh at some parts.

I found it so important to read about how Scout had to take some serious decisions about friendships, school and the true meaning about life. I’m certain that this graphic novel isn’t only for the children out here but also for older readers like myself.

I loved the writing style of the author and it will certainly not be my last read by them. Scout is not a band kid is one of my favorite reads and I hope it will be yours as well.

Favorite quotes:

  1. “Ah yes, your favorite class to ignore.” ”Hey! Not all of us have math brains like you!”
  2. ”Does this make us trombros?”
  3. ”I think – that one is too difficult for me.” ”Scout, this is the first exercise in the book. It literally says exercice number one.”

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54629993-love-from-scratch

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593379160/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_sin_ca-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=330641 

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-from-scratch-kaitlyn-hill/1139798127?ean=9780593379165 

Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Love-from-Scratch-Kaitlyn-Hill/9780593487013?ref=grid-view&qid=1644339262088&sr=1-1 

Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/love-from-scratch/9780593379165-item.html?ikwid=love+from+scratch&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=96a320ba74ac8511d11fcf67539da636 

IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593379165

My name is Jade Armstrong, and I am a non-binary cartoonist. I was raised in a little town called Almonte, Ontario, before heading off to Toronto to work in comics and animation. I’ve worked as background painter in television for 4 years. At the moment, I float between Toronto, Almonte and Montréal.

More than anything I love to make comics. You can check out my full CV here!

My debut middle grade graphic novel, SCOUT IS NOT A BAND KID, is set to be published by Random House Graphics April 5th, 2022.I’m also a member of the comics collective HELLO BOYFRIEND. We are a bunch of pals who love comics and make comics together!

Website: https://jelajade.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jelajade 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jelajade/ 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19192880.Jade_Armstrong

As usual, please don’t forget to check out the posts of the other bloggers on this tour.

*A review copy of this post has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.