Sam isn't like other girls. All day long Sam taps out rhythms and hears drums in her head. Her deepest desire is to make jazz band next year until she finds out that the music program at her school is being cut. There will be no jazz band. There will be no drums for her to play. How will she get her own drum set? Who will teach her to play? This book centers around Sam fighting through all odds to persevere and make her dreams a reality.
I enjoyed this book because I think we all need to be reminded to keep moving forward. Sam shows the world that stereotypes are unfounded and she can do anything she sets her mind to. It also shows that not every child or person fits neatly into one box. As a teacher, this touched on the things I believe. Every child is unique and has an unbelievable capacity to create their own unique place in our world.
That sounds like a good book. It also sounds like it highlights a major problem in schools: program budget cuts.
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