Based on a true story?

I just finished reading Miriam Toews' excellent novel "The Flying Troutmans" . Hattie is on the road with her niece Thebes and nephew Logan trying to find their father. Driving down the highway Hattie finally gets to pick the music:

"It was my turn for a CD. I put in some Lucinda Williams and Logan said noooooooooooooooooooo. He covered his face with his hands. Please, no, please he said. I'm begging you.
C'mon, I said, it's not county. Check out the lyrics. I tossed the CD case into his lap. He screamed and tossed it back at me like it was a shitty diaper. Just put on your headphones then, I said. I'm playing it."

That passage has to be based on a real interaction with a real teenage boy. I just wonder when did Miriam met my fourteen-year-old son?

I don't want to mislead you with the short passage from the novel. "The Flying Troutmans" isn't a music book but it is one of the most engaging heartfelt novels I've read this year. How would I describe it? Maybe "The Catcher On The Road meets Little Miss Sunshine"?

Highly recommended.

Even if Logan hates our music.