Mick Key

Mick Key is a Sophomore (Grade 10) at Canby High School. He is into singing, video games, and making new friends. He is currently still trying to find his way through High School even though he has already been there for a year. He is the lead singer of Strawberry Lumps-the Band he formed along with his new friends Dakota Tice, Heather Kershner, Daniel Tucker, Garrett Jackson, and Willie Walls.

Freaky Freshmen
In Chapter 8: Band Practice, he is first seen walking into the Band Room while Dakota, Daniel, Garrett, Douglas, and Willie are messing around with the instruments at the beginning of the chapter. He asks them who they are after they talk for awhile, he tells them they should start practicing until Willie tells him it was six in the morning when they met. He then tells them to go get breakfast and go to class and to report back during Lunch. When they get back during Lunch, he sees what they can do, but realizes Douglas can't sing so he tries to find someone to take his place until Heather walks in and shows him what she can do to which he is impressed. They then form their band which is named Strawberry Lumps and they start playing their instruments together.

In Chapter 12: My First Song, he is seen in the Band Room with the rest of his band, mentioning it's now time that they get their first gig going before the end of the next week. He asks if anyone's willing to step up and Heather volunteers as tribute. Willie says she won't get it done before then, but she attempts to prove him wrong. After school, Mick goes over to Heather's house to see what she needs help with in the song. He finds out she has 3 pages of lyrics written and she needs help with the rhythm. He pulls out his guitar and asks for 3 words that the song makes her think of. She replies with "Happiness" "Emotional", "Mysterious". He also asks her what the song is based on and she says "Encouragement" and it's a song about Friendship. The two then come up with a good rhythm which they decide to show the rest of the guys at school. An hour later, Dakota, Garrett, and Willie join in with their instruments while Daniel records the moment. After it's over, they find out Willie was wrong and that is possible when they put their minds and hearts to it and they end the chapter with their very first song.

In Chapter 19: Storytime (Part 2), he is seen at the end of the chapter buying Dawn and Andrea's ice-creams for them, but he walks away after introducing himself and chatting for a bit so he could return to his friends. The fact that he--some stranger according to the girls--bought the ice-cream for them left them both really intrigued and very pleased.

In Chapter 20: Sing It!, he is seen in the band room with Heather and Garrett as they try to come up with some ideas for the next step for their band. Mick comes up with the idea of either doing more songs for the band or even a performance. Heather then suggests that they try to do that at a Halloween Party coming up. She then invites them to go over to her place later to discuss the details. While at her place, Mick asks her if she came up with any ideas and she tells him that she wants to do a few more songs by the artists, Olivia Holt and Taylor Swift as well as the song that she herself wrote. She then tells him that people are invited to come over to her place for the Halloween Party that's coming up. While they were still discussing ideas, Heather answers the door to find out she's being given a cat since Omar is allergic. After he goes home, the chapter ends with Mick and Heather still discussing their ideas.

In Chapter 21: Something's Gotta Give (Part 1), he is seen meeting with Heather, Dawn, and Andrea at Dairy Queen. What he didn't realize throughout the chapter, is that the whole reason why Andrea and Dawn keep throwing random questions at him is because they both like him and they're both competing against each other to find out who he may end up liking back. At the end of the chapter, he asks both girls out to Mexican Food and they both accept his offer.

In Chapter 22: Something's Gotta Give (Part 2), he is seen walking up to Dawn in the hallway after the plans for Mexican Food have been cancelled. Instead, the two agree to meet in a grassy area just off campus. When he meets her there, Mick asks her why they're meeting and she tells him she "just wants to get to know him better". In the middle of their conversation, Andrea and Willie both walk up and sabotage their time together when Andrea keeps the competition going and Willie causes Dawn to trip over him, leading her drink to spill all over Mick's shirt. Dawn, humiliated, runs off crying. Heather then walks up to them after seeing the whole thing and confronts Andrea and Willie. After Andrea and Dawn make up, Mick offers to take Dawn out or coffee sometime and she accepts his offer at the end of the chapter.