SuitabookStereotypes and identity
Four students feel classmates reduce them to familiar types, while they regard themselves as more than those labels.
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Howard Shapiro - Author
This is a band-and-friendship story about four students trying to be seen beyond the roles classmates assign them, with a serious personal disclosure giving their musical contest greater stakes.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a band-and-friendship story about four students trying to be seen beyond the roles classmates assign them, with a serious personal disclosure giving their musical contest greater stakes.
Four students feel classmates reduce them to familiar types, while they regard themselves as more than those labels.
One member shares life-altering news; the characters are described as scared, angry and upset.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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