Angela Clarke was raised in Gravenhurst, Ontario. She presently resides in Barrie, Ontario.

I have been writing for 20 years and developed the plot for the series Band Together when I realized families were breaking up and teenagers would have to deal with divorce and other disappointments of every aspect; teenage heartbreak - being bullied - lies - being manipulated - scared - having something stolen - outrageous fun - friendship - disapointment - drugs -

 

gossip - shock - love - unfairness - music - All the things that teenagers need to talk about and learn - I realized there was very little literature for them to read about these topics, so I interviewed students from ages 13 to 19 asking questions about how they felt on each of the subjects.

Inspired by several foster children, I wrote about a foster boy for the reason that foster kids have a difficult time fitting into society with their many difficulties to overcome - along with all the special problems teenagers already have.  I created a story about a group of teenagers from Beedy Village who band together with their personal problems and they put a rock band together to express their feelings.  I called the series:

 

 

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