BAND GEEKS Settling the Score by Amy Cobb Illustrated by Anna Cattish
Chapter 1 MUSICAL SCORE I have an exciting announcement to make Mr Byrd our band director clapped his hands to get our attention As many of you are aware there's only one month until winter break That's all it took to get the whole room buzzing Everyone started talking all at once Hey Carmen You can always tell it's almost winter break when Byrd breaks out the holiday beach shirts Davis Beadle said to me This was my first year in room 217 the Benton Bluff Junior High band room And that was one of the first things I'd learned Mr Byrd always showed up to class in tropical shirts khaki shorts and a straw hat The colder temperatures didn't stop him either Today seashells were arranged on a sandy
background but Ho Ho Ho appeared festively as well Before buying that shirt Byrd should've said No No No Davis ended his joke by tapping his drumsticks on his snare drum That was bad Davis Really bad I said holding my own drumsticks to form a giant X Maybe but you smiled I shook my head trying not to encourage him Davis and I were both in the percussion section I'd gotten used to his corny jokes Plus I knew he didn't really mean anything by it Davis loved Mr Byrd just like everyone else in band did Quiet down Mr Byrd said then giving a shrill whistle to get everyone's attention Silence fell across the room and he went on As I was saying I have exciting news A local theater is preparing a production called What's Your Holiday to showcase the diverse ways people celebrate the season Our band has been asked to participate
