Illustrator: James Bernadin
Genre: Chapter Book
Sub genre:
Theme: Goals, Dreams, Challenges, Perseverance
Primary and Secondary Characters: Louis, Alex, and King Oliver
Award(s) date of publication: 2005
Publishing Company: Random House
Brief Summary: This story is about a young boy who enjoys playing the trumpet. Louis and his family are poor. Louis has a tin horn that isn't great, but he is still very thankful for it. One day, he hopes to be as good as King Oliver. Louis continues to play his tin horn until it breaks. Although it didn't sound great, he was progressing and learning to play the instrument very well. He goes by a pawn shop and sees that a trumpet is on sale; however, it is too expensive for him. The owner decides to help him out after hearing him play, but it is still too expensive. Eventually, Louis is able to play for King Oliver. He shakes his hand and King Oliver tells him that he sounds good at playing the trumpet.
How this book would be used in a classroom setting: I think this should be used by all of the students to read independently. I think it would be a good idea to form a book club talk with the class or smaller groups so that everyone has the chance to participate. I also think students could write a book report on it. It's a fun book to read, and I think the students would enjoy reading it.
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