The Bad Decisions Playlist

“A fun, smart, at times heartbreaking read about families, love, choices, consequences, and the power of music.” –School Library Journal “An infectious read… . The key is the amount of heart with which Rubens infuses his characters. They are flawed, authentic, and tragically real… .Tailor-made for teen boys and the people who, for better or worse, know them.” –Booklist “Funny and painful, it’s a sharply etched portrait of fallible human beings living, loving, screwing up, and making do–and a fine look at the Twin Cities music scene.” –Publishers Weekly “A charming, at times brutally funny peek inside a slacker’s mind.” –Kirkus –

Michael Rubens is a former producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, as well as a writer and producer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. He is the author of the YA novel Sons of the 613 and the middle grade novel Emily and the Spellstone. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.