Book Tour || Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong || Review

Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Graphic Novel
Publishing Date: April 5, 2022

Book Review

This was a fun quick and easy to read graphic novel and my favorite thing about it from jump was the wholesome queer rep. When each character is introduced, their pronouns are added as well, and there are a couple of nonbinary characters.

I enjoyed that this book focused on different things like music as well as gaming. Scout is a fun main character who does some eyebrow raising things at times but I like that she was ready to learn when it came down to it.

I liked a number of the supporting characters especially her best friend Lou

The art style was not my favorite, because I’m partial towards full color graphic novels. This had some full color spreads but mostly monochromatic grayscale spreads.

I enjoyed this and I would recommend it.

Synopsis

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.

The Author

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.

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!

Author Links:
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

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