Review: A book anyone will enjoy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Fourteen-year-old Nick had a dream. It consumed him. Rather than just wishing for the stars, this boy found a way to make it happen. With his music teacher’s permission, he borrowed the school’s guitar for the summer and secretly busked on street corners every chance he got to earn money. This would give him his goal of paying off his own instrument he’d put on layaway, and more importantly, it would buy his mother the necklace that Nick had decided she should have for being so special. Life for this young boy wasn’t easy. He missed his deceased grandfather, who’d taught him how to play. And he had to deal with many pressures, least of all a jerk at school who’d nicknamed him Newbie Nick and made his life miserable. Probably his worst stress was the lies that he told to keep his secret. When a contest for the best guitarist was advertised, many pressured Nick into signing up. Problem was –he just didn’t think he was good enough. This wonderful book gave me a lovely afternoon of entertainment. As I read about Nick and his struggles, I thought of how realistic the story was and how hard life can be today for many youngsters.