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From the Amazon description: "Told in a voice that’s honest, urgent, and hilarious, Struts & Frets will resonate not only with teenage musicians but with anyone who ever sat up all night listening to a favorite album, wondering if they’d ever find their place in the world." I fall into that second category, which must be why I enjoyed this book even though I am an "old lady" by comparison to the characters in this novel (as well as 90% of its readers, I would imagine)! It's not the best YA book I've read, but it is genuine and funny and makes me fully appreciate the teen generation, with all of its dreams, drama, trials and triumphs. It's a fun read with some good life lessons as well.


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Struts Frets Jon Skovron Books Reviews

Struts and Frets is your typical coming-of-age teen novel. Its central character, Samuel, struggles with the expectations of his mother and society as he tries to make it as a songwriter for a band just getting on its feet. The book does a good job of relating to kids who feel like outsiders, or to anyone wishing to follow a dream, but where it runs into trouble is the gap between subject matter and reading rigor. While at first glance this book looks like a great book for young pre-teens (and as such is suited to their reading level), the subject matter is more pertinent to older teens, and the language is at times profane. The problem with this is that the writing level is too basic to engage the older teens the content seems to be targeted at. For this reason I give the book two stars.
Reviewed by Ryan P, Age 17
I loved this book! Didn't want it to end. The characters are great.Thanks for a great read.
Jon Skovron's Struts & Frets is an excellent coming of age story. The best thing about it is the voice of Sammy, a music-loving teen who's trying to hold his band together and find his way in the world. Sammy's -- and clearly Skovron's -- passion for music shines through on every page, and makes the book a real joy to read. Excellent descriptions and a strong sense of place bring Columbus, Ohio and this quirky group of characters to life.
I freaking loved this book. Any book that can make Jane's Addiction and Shakespeare come together to create a beautiful story has my full support. And it didn't hurt that the writing style has a rawness and openness about it that nearly broke my heart and kept me laughing all at once.

Sammy Bojar is going to be the next big thing--or will be after the current next big thing gets out of his way. All he has to do is figure out how to keep his indie/punk/metal band together, turn his best friend into his girlfriend and watch his grandfather slip into dementia. Luckily band front-man Joe seems to be keeping it together, Jen5 knows just how to deal with a new emo-rocker boyfriend and Gramps still has plenty of musical lessons to teach. Sammy's candle might just have a chance to burn long and bright before it is put out.

And that's just scratching the surface. This book proves that fame and music and life aren't always pretty nor as satisfying as Hollywood would have you believe. It's messy and complicated and heartbreaking, yet it's also full of tomorrows and potential.

Skovron doesn't belittle adolescent feelings of love and fear and compassion, nor does he skirt over issues like sex or make a big deal out of things like homosexuality and drinking. The story focuses on the music and stays true to character development. The teens in this novel are down to earth and struggle with the same issues of insecurity and hope that all real-life teens deal with every day.

While the story arc is a little rough and the adult characters are a little cliche, this is an amazing debut novel. I am honored to have it stand next to my other YA music books like Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist,Heavy Metal And You and Notes From The Midnight Driver. I look forward to seeing what other stories Skovron has in store for us.
Struts & Frets is about Sammy- a teen boy who wants nothing more than to make music. This dream is unfortunately complicated by the members of his band, and his grandfather's descent into dementia. Sammy is so real and wonderfully drawn; I could feel his hesitation about singing publicly, and watching him avoid and avoid unpleasant things until he had to deal with them just rang so true. I love how, despite the very strong emotions and dark moments in this book, it's never angsty or wallowy- it's just really honest from beginning to end.

I loved so much seeing a male protagonist fall in love with a smart, competent girl that... he continues to love when she continues to be smart and competent. I thought the way their relationship unfolded was so real and such an oasis in the middle of so much turmoil. I loved that he figured out forgiveness- that some people could be, and other people couldn't be.

And every word works. Unlike dense, packed-page novels where the words are stacked nine-deep and you might figure out what they mean if you diagram (although the stacking itself is gloriously lush), the words in Struts & Frets work. It means something when the characters hurl insults. It means something when these characters make promises. It means something with the main character has revelations- small and great.

I love this book, and I look forward to sharing it again and again.
From the description "Told in a voice that’s honest, urgent, and hilarious, Struts & Frets will resonate not only with teenage musicians but with anyone who ever sat up all night listening to a favorite album, wondering if they’d ever find their place in the world." I fall into that second category, which must be why I enjoyed this book even though I am an "old lady" by comparison to the characters in this novel (as well as 90% of its readers, I would imagine)! It's not the best YA book I've read, but it is genuine and funny and makes me fully appreciate the teen generation, with all of its dreams, drama, trials and triumphs. It's a fun read with some good life lessons as well.