When challenged by the members of the band, Piper offers advice on how the band ought to be capitalizing on its popularity. One day, while talking with him about the band, Piper is caught making a negative comment about Dumb’s talent. Piper’s younger brother, Finn, idolizes Dumb. During an impromptu concert following their victory, Dumb’s amps start a fire, which only increases their profile. Riding high on their recent success, the members of the band feel that their star will inevitably continue to rise. Members of the band include the handsome and charismatic Josh Cooke, his twin brother, Will, and the resentful and angry Tash. Dumb wins the Teen Battle of the Bands in its hometown Seattle. Nevertheless, the lead singer of Dumb, a rock band made up of students at her school, asks Piper to be the band’s manager. Now in her senior year of high school, she gets by with the use of hearing aids and lip reading, which make some social interactions awkward and difficult for her. Though she was not born deaf, she lost her hearing when she was still very young. John has a background in music, including a career in classical music. Antony John’s young adult novel Five Flavors of Dumb (2010) follows a high school rock band and its new manager as they try to land their first paying gig.
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