Yatesy's Rap

The book is attractively packaged and it's labelled as 'Music Biz Drama' but older teenagers are going to find this thin stuff. The main characters are 12 years old, committed by a lie to setting up their own band and performing at the Christmas concert. It's a little different that they are unusual characters for a group and quite interesting that the ineffectual teacher is a god and kind man but this doesn't sustain the story. The one element that might, the outcast Yates and his tortured expressions of deep feeling expressed in the rap, is unfortunately not dealt with in any detail. It might keep some readers occupied but it's unlikely to sustain them.