Gordon Korman's Born to Rock is one of the best reading bowl books so far this year. A particularly good part was the way the author hinted at things that we did not yet know about throughout the novel, such as talking about the mysterious 'McMurphy' side of Leo in the beginning and alluding to the horrible cavity search throughout the book. One thing that was a little annoying was that Leo, who has known Melinda his entire life, only started liking her in a romantic way when she was revealed to be pretty. That detail was pretty shallow.
An interesting part of the story that was enjoyable was how Leo's mother worked on puzzles when she was anxious. This sort of connected to the Book Thief and the accordions, and/or the lack of one. Leo's mom used the puzzles as a way of masking her guilt and anxiety for Leo and the family. She did not express her true emotion, and feelings bottled up inside of her until she was ready to explode. She did not have a metaphorical accordion, and that kept her from having a deeper connection to Leo.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed Born to Rock, and I felt a connection with the characters that made me sad to finish it. By Brooks
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