Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Go ahead and laugh, cry, or wonder, as you read J.M. Hopkins’ coming-of-age storyin HOP II: Rocker on the Stages of Life. See the big doofus of a kid have to navigatethrough a part of Memphis which was vastly different from the section of the citywhere he was born and spent his formative years. Like a fish out of water, young Joewas out of his element. All the cool kids shunned him, and many teased and tauntedthe ragged, unkempt boy who only wanted friendship and respect.Could music save him? Several inspirations along the way made him think it might. Awonderful teacher, who dissected music to show her students its different layers andparts, got it started. Several classmates became Joe’s friends, all dreaming of forminga rock-and-roll band together.Imagine you’re Joe, sitting at your desk, across and slightly behind a dream of a girlwho has you totally besotted. Your yearning to express your feelings for her - or anygirl, for that matter - are held in check by your total lack of 'cool'. Was music theway out of this for a boy who wasn’t even yet a teenager?The magical day of his thirteenth birthday, and a special gift from his father, got it allstarted.....
