I have several books featuring performers, but my absolute favorite is Boy Banned. This wasn’t even a story until Meredith shared a cover she’d made and I grabbed it before it even made it to her pre-made sales page. The cover is stunning, and I even kept the title BOY BANNED.
Based around a big singing competition, five individual singers are pulled together to form a band, and this is Angel and Corey’s journey and last chance.
The story of Angel and Corey is close to my heart. Not only do I love singing competitions but Corey is on the spectrum, finds peace and confidence in music, and this story was my way of giving my own son a happy ever after.
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Boy Banned
The judges of the reality television show, SING UK, create a boy band from near-miss hopefuls. Agreeing to become part of the new band means Corey has to hide who he is and what Angel has come to mean to him. Is winning worth the price Corey and Angel have to pay?
Reuben “Angel” Jacobs is one step away from giving it all up. Losing a place in the live finals of Sing UK almost kills him. He has no choice but to go home and work for the family business, even though it means giving up his dreams and proving his old bullies right.
Corey Dixon is a rocker at heart. Being on the spectrum means that making sense of other people’s ‘normal’ is hard in itself, let alone in the chaos of a high-powered competition. Singing is his safe space, the only way he can think through the noise in his head. Messing up his audition for the live shows means his journey is over, and it’s the worst day of his life.
The judges throw them a lifeline and create a boy band from the near-miss hopefuls. Angel, Corey, and three others are put together in a room and offered the chance to sing as a group. Agreeing to become part of the new band means Corey has to hide who he is and what Angel has come to mean to him.
Is winning worth the price Corey and Angel have to pay?
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