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Learn moreA daughter of rock ’n’ roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud anthology, the disparate protagonists of sixteen stories are thrown together for one unforgettable event: their high school’s battle of the bands. Told in a harmonic blend of first- and third-person narrative voices, roughly chronological short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of the same transformative night. Featuring an entry from Justin Courtney Pierre, lead vocalist of Motion City Soundtrack, Battle of the Bands is a celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on. Edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith, this astonishing collection also includes stories by both editors as well as thirteen other beloved young-adult authors: Brittany Cavallaro, Preeti Chhibber, Jay Coles, Katie Cotugno, Shaun David Hutchinson, Ashley Poston, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Sarah Nicole Smetana, Jenn Marie Thorne, Sarvenaz Taghavian, Jasmine Warga, Ashley Woodfolk, and Jeff Zentne.
Lauren Gibaldi is a public librarian and the author of The Night We Said Yes, Autofocus, and This Tiny Perfect World. She has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Welcome Home and Color Outside the Lines. She lives with her husband and daughters in Orlando, Florida.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and the author of The Geek’s Guide to Dating, The Girl and the Grove, Don’t Read the Comments, and You Can Go Your Own Way. He lives with his wife and son in Philadelphia.
Zoe Cross-Nelms is a talented audiobook narrator, actress, and violin player. She has also performed with a local circus as a trapeze artist.
Sara Young is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, voice artist, and writer. She attended Case Western Reserve University, where she studied theatre and economics, and enjoys watching horror movies in her free time. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jackie Meloche is an experienced audiobook narrator who received his degrees in theatre and media & information from Michigan State University. For the past several years, he has been heavily involved in the Michigan theatre scene, both on and off stage. Outside of the theatre, he is a local musician and enjoys watching cartoons. He currently resides in Chelsea, Michigan.
Hope Newhouse is equally at home narrating in English or French. With a stage background in children's theater, musical theater, and medieval farce, her voice can be heard in commercials, video games, cartoons, institutional films, and audiobooks. A 2020 Independent Audio Awards Nominee, she has narrated many genres, but she especially enjoys young-adult fiction. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, she currently resides in Paris, France.
Nick Mondelli is an accomplished actor, poet, and audiobook narrator from Ohio. He has narrated a wide range of titles, including Willa Cather's My Antonia, Patty Blount's The Way It Hurts, and Paula Garner's Phantom Limbs, which AudioFile Magazine called a sensitive, expressive performance. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works out of his in-house studio.
Imani Jade Powers is an actress, artist, writer, and audiobook narrator who has always loved reading books aloud. Having received her bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College, she went on to train for three years in London at RADA. Fluent in French, Italian, and Spanish, she grew up spending her time between New York and London.
Dez Walker is an experienced audiobook narrator. He discovered musical theater later in his life and went on to take up acting, voiceover work, and narration. He has contributed to projects that have been seen and heard all over the country. He was born and raised in Detroit.
Gail Shalan is a New York City-based storyteller who holds a master's degree in acting from Bristol Old Vic Theater School. Proudly narrating audiobooks since 2013, she also narrates and produces The StoryLight Podcast. When not exploring the globe or performing, she lives in Queens with her partner and their French bulldog, Edith.
Monica Rachelle is an in-demand narrator with a background in film and stage acting.
Subhadra Newton is an expressive voiceover artist, singer, and yoga and meditation teacher. She has developed her skills through a lifelong love of the performing arts and contemplative practices as a channel for healing. Concerned with raising supportive awareness of neurodiversity and autism in girls and women, she is also interested in astrology, numerology, and herbalism.