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Will (2006)

von Maria Boyd

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THE CRIME
It all started when Will mooned the girls' school bus. It wasn't his finest moment. And it's the last time William Armstrong will sully the St. Andrew's community, says Principal Waddlehead-er, Waverton.
THE PUNISHMENT
/> That's when a teacher worried about Will's home situation comes up with an idea. Why not let Will, a talented guitarist, give back to the school in a progressive manner? Why not have him play in . . . THE SCHOOL MUSICAL?
THE MUSICAL
Now Will is stuck in the school production of The Boy Friend. He's a laughingstock, and he has to give up his weekends for a show set at a girls' finishing school.
THE PLAYERS
There's the trombone-playing seventh grader who proclaims himself Will's best friend and refuses to leave his side. Then there's the undeniably attractive leading lady. Although she might be in love with her costar, the new football hero (and dazzling singer!).
Sharp-witted, funny, and poignant all at once, this is the story of a boy going through a difficult time who, in a most unlikely way, discovers the person he truly wants to be.

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Year 11 Aussie Will Armstrong has been through something awful that causes him to keep acting out. For his latest prank he mooned the bus filled with the girls from Lakeside. Rather than getting expelled for one misdeed too many, the headmaster and one of his favorite teachers came up with the perfect punishment for him. Will must perform in the band for the joint school musical between St. Andrews Boys and Lakeside. Will wishes they had expelled him because now he’ll have to associate with the losers in the band and have his weekends sucked up by rehearsals; at least the actors got to hang out with the girls. What will this do to his social status which he has been carefully cultivating since year 7? The reason for his numb feelings and bad behavior is slowly unfolded through the course of the story and readers will figure it out along the way but the reveal is still moving. Strong supporting characters populate the story from Will’s best friend Chris Holden, year 7 Zach Cohen, who Will calls Freak and takes under his wing, Elizabeth Zefferelli, the play lead and Will’s crush, and Mark, the new kid from Melbourne. Subplots abound but Will coming to terms with himself and his trauma lead to growth and the girl. ( )
  Dairyqueen84 | Mar 15, 2022 |
Get to know Will, he's a good guy.

The premise for the book sounds like every other guy-coming-of-age book out there: Will is a high school jock and prankster who finds himself banished to the school's band as punishment for his recent string of hijinks. While with the band, Will learns his lesson and comes to accept himself and others for who they are. What makes this book different is the tone in which it is told - Will is a very subtle, light and fun read, but still manages to have a heart. At no point does the author hit you over the head with Will's struggles, instead, we see our character acting out, and then slowly the pieces come together and we learn the reason behind his acting out. The most challenging part of this book is that its set in Australia and filled with Aussie slang, but if you can work past that, then your in for a good read. ( )
  Rigfield | Oct 18, 2011 |
After Will gets in trouble at school too many times, his punishment is to join the school musical as a lead member of the band, condemning him to spend many hours and weekends with younger and much less cool students. His only consolation is that it gets him out of detention on Wednesdays and he thinks it might help him meet some hot girls. Predictably, being in the play teaches him several important lessons about stereotypes, the power of language, and how to be himself, and by the end, he even ends up with the girl.

I wasn't going to finish this book, put off by the use of bolded text instead of normal dialogue punctuation, but I stuck with it and didn't feel like it was a total waste of time. However, I felt that Will acted a lot younger than I would expect a 17- or 18-yr-old to act and it was rather annoying after a while. It also took some getting used to the Australian slang. Overall, the lack of depth and, to me, unrealistic depiction of an older teenager main character make the book lack distinction. I liked the supporting cast much more than the main character and would have preferred to read about their lives rather than his. ( )
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THE CRIME
It all started when Will mooned the girls' school bus. It wasn't his finest moment. And it's the last time William Armstrong will sully the St. Andrew's community, says Principal Waddlehead-er, Waverton.
THE PUNISHMENT
That's when a teacher worried about Will's home situation comes up with an idea. Why not let Will, a talented guitarist, give back to the school in a progressive manner? Why not have him play in . . . THE SCHOOL MUSICAL?
THE MUSICAL
Now Will is stuck in the school production of The Boy Friend. He's a laughingstock, and he has to give up his weekends for a show set at a girls' finishing school.
THE PLAYERS
There's the trombone-playing seventh grader who proclaims himself Will's best friend and refuses to leave his side. Then there's the undeniably attractive leading lady. Although she might be in love with her costar, the new football hero (and dazzling singer!).
Sharp-witted, funny, and poignant all at once, this is the story of a boy going through a difficult time who, in a most unlikely way, discovers the person he truly wants to be.

From the Hardcover edition.

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