Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

 

Melly Goodwin didn't expect to like the drums when her best friend, Olivia, made her join the school band. But surprisingly, introverted Melly fell in love with the powerful, rhythmic sounds that she can make when she's behind a drum set. So when she and Olivia sign up for music camp together, she's excited. Until her parents tell her that they're breaking up the morning before camp starts.

And Camp Rockaway isn't everything Melly expected. She and Olivia, who pride themselves as being close as BFFs can be, seem to be growing apart. Melly starts to develop feelings for one of her bandmates, Adeline, and she isn't sure if she has what it takes to be a real rock drummer. Will Melly be able to sort out her feelings before camp is over?

 

I just reread this book because I remember really enjoying it the first time around. And the second read was even better! This has got to be one of my favorite books (the list is very long, but it is still an honorable position). I love Melly (as a fellow introvert, I totally relate to her social anxiety) and now I kind of want to go stay at Camp Rockaway. And the relationships in this book--between Melly and Olivia, Melly and Adeline, and Melly's other camp friends--are all really well rounded and satisfying.