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Pitch Wars Mentor Book Spotlight and Giveaway with Brooks Benjamin!

Tuesday, 23 August 2016  |  Posted by Heather Cashman

Brooks Benjamin

Brooks Benjamin

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In sixth grade, Brooks Benjamin formed a New Kids on the Block tribute dance crew called the New Kidz. He wasn’t that good at dancing. But now he’s got a new crew—his wife and their dog. They live in Tennessee, where he teaches reading and writing and occasionally busts out a few dance moves. He’s still not very good at it. My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights is his first novel.

 

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MY SEVENTH-GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS

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All Dillon wants is to be a real dancer. And if he wins a summer scholarship at Dance-Splosion, he’s on his way. The problem? His dad wants him to play football. And Dillon’s freestyle crew, the Dizzee Freekz, says that dance studios are for sellouts. His friends want Dillon to kill it at the audition—so he can turn around and tell the studio just how wrong their rules and creativity-strangling ways are.

At first, Dillon’s willing to go along with his crew’s plan, even convincing one of the snobbiest girls at school to work with him on his technique. But as Dillon’s dancing improves, he wonders: what if studios aren’t the enemy? And what if he actually has a shot at winning the scholarship?

Dillon’s life is about to get crazy . . . on and off the dance floor in this kid-friendly humorous debut by Brooks Benjamin.

Giveaway!
 
Winner receives a signed hardcover of MY SEVENTH-GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS.

Make a comment to enter. After 24 hours, Brooks will contact the winner by email.

(Winner chosen using random.org via the comments.)

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