A playlist for Boy21 by Collin H.

by Collin H.



The first song in my playlist is “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. This song fits the part where Finley finally gets a note from Erin after she has been gone for 6 months. This letter gives Finley new hope and shows him that not all is lost.







The second song in my playlist is the “300 violin Orchestra” by Jorge Quintero. This is basically a good pump-up song to listen to before a game and I think it describes how Finley is feeling in his first basketball game of the season. H feels that he has been waiting for basketball season far too long and is ready to get started. He describes his first game like it was as if day dreaming, everything went right.







The third song in my playlist is “Rumor Has It” by ADELE. Finley has been told by his coach that Boy21 is extremely good at basketball, but is yet to see Boy21 show his skills. He wonders if the idea of Boy21 having supreme basketball skill is either stretched or just has not yet been shown.







The fourth song in my playlist is “Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven. Finley is quiet, he often prefers to sit in silence rather than engage in conversation. This song fits because it is slow and without lyrics. Also, in one section of the book Boy21 takes Finley to a place designed for stargazing, which fits the title.







The fifth song in my playlist is “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon. It describes when Erin is in the hospital and asks Finley if they can get back together. The song fits this part because Erinbasically could “use somebody.” She’s going through a bad time and wants extra support from Finley.







The sixth song in my playlist is “Basketball” by Bow Wow. It mostly describes when Finley is explaining his and Erin’s daily basketball workout. They practice a lot. All off season they do constant basketball drills along with weights and running. They try to do what it’ll take to have the best basketball season possible.







The seventh song in my playlist is “Mad World” by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules. The essence of this song is that it’s sad, and that theme very much describes when Finley is telling the story of how is mother died and how his grandfather lost his legs. Finley likes to pretend that playing basketball in his backyard is his earliest memory. The reason being is that he started to play basketball after his mother was killed, so it lets him keep his mind off of the tragedy.







The eighth song in my playlist is “Cinema” by Benny Benassi. This song quite well describes how Finley is feeling on the very first page while him and Erin are eating dinner with his dad and grandpa. Rather than eating, Finley decides to spend most his time checking Erin out.