

Instead, it had been the worst half-time show ever to shatter a hot September night.

They had expected the band to be as good as usual. Tonight they crowded the stadium for the first game of the season. Six thousand people, almost half the town, came to every home game of the high school football team. I could keep my expressionless drum major face on while I strode under the bleachers and around the stadium to the bathroom. ‘Love Undercover’ by Jo Edwards - Excerpt Let’s give Miss Sauter a big round of applause! Contents And the faux diamond stud in her nose is from Jenna’s Piercings Etc. Her drum major uniform trousers and coat are from Band Shoppe. Her retro orthopedic shoes are from Dinkles Official Marching Footwear. Miss Sauter, a former Miss Junior East-Central Alabama, looks dapper in menswear.

Virginia Sauter is the first contestant in the competition for marching band fashion. I must stress that they are nothing like the parents in this book.Įxcept for my dad’s profession, and the notepads my mom used to write my sick dad excuses from school,which were all too real. This book is dedicated to my parents, who have always supported my writing without question. Heartfelt thanks to my editor, Michelle Nagler Katie McConnaughey and everyone at Simon Pulse who made my first taste of publication so delicious my wonderful agent and friend, Nephele Tempest my critique partners, Catherine Chant, Elaine Margarett, and Victoria Dahl and the DH.
