Drummers of Jericho

Pazit Trujillo begins her freshman year at Jericho High School and quickly realizes that people in this small suburban town aren't used to Jewish girls with strange names. Despite the whispers and stares, Pazit wants to fit in and is determined to join the school's marching band. But when she learns they will be playing hymns and marching in the formation of a cross, she objects. Only one person in the town, drummer Billy Harper, stands up for her, and in the end both Billy and Pazit learn something about friendship and the importance of exercising one's rights.


Author: Carolyn Meyer
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/15/1995
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.24w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780152001902

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 14459 / Drummers of Jericho


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/1995 pg. 1753
Publishers Weekly 05/08/1995 pg. 296
School Library Journal 09/01/1995 pg. 219
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1995 pg. 312 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1996 pg. 1282

About the Author
Meyer, Carolyn: - Carolyn Meyer is the acclaimed author of more than fifty books for young people. Her many award-winning novels include Mary, Bloody Mary, an ABA Pick of the Lists, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, a New York Times bestseller; White Lilacs, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age, and an IRA Young Adults' Choice; and Marie, Dancing, a BookSense Pick. Ms. Meyer lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her website at www.readcarolyn.com.