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1) If I stay
Author
Series
If I stay volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and younger brother, seventeen-year-old Mia, a gifted cellist, weights whether to live with her grief or join her family in death.
2) Solo
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Evie Silverman is a semi-celebrity in the British tabloids, known as much for her fabulous sense of style as for her rising reputation as a "pop" classical musician. But Evie is getting restless, growing dissatisfied with both her stale marriage and her shallow career. An extended trip to New York seems to be just what she needs, but Evie's problems follow her: the demands of the media on an emerging pop starlet, the threats of a determined stalker,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Desire
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Her secret tore them apart. Will his secret reunite them? World-renowned cellist Angie Han is desperate to save her trio's chamber music society. So when she discovers that her ex Joshua Shin is the anonymous composer setting the classical music world on fire, she asks for his help. The sexy musician agrees to an uneasy truce to protect his secret success. But when their passion reignites, Angie's own secrets may be exposed. Will Joshua ever trust...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Eleanor Morse's Margreete's Harbor begins with a fire: a fiercely-independent, thrice-widowed woman living on her own in a rambling house near the Maine coast forgets a hot pan on the stovetop, and nearly burns her place down. When Margreete Bright calls her daughter Liddie to confess, Liddie realizes that her mother can no longer live alone. She, her husband Harry, and their children Eva and Bernie move from a settled life in Michigan across the...
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 21
Language
English
Description
"The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend's death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels of money and influence that go to the very heart of Western democracy and threaten the stability of the global order.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, two other men set out in search of bread and water to keep themselves alive, and a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Rose Brutigan has grown seven inches in the last eight months. She's always been different from her twin brother, Thomas, but now she towers over him in too many ways. The gap in their interests continues to widen as well. Musically talented Rose is focused on winning the upcoming Bach Cello Suites Competition, while happy-go-lucky Thomas has taken up the challenge of growing a giant pumpkin in the yard of their elderly neighbor, Mr....
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the new year approaches, best friends Ronny, whose family is in financial trouble, and Josefina, who has a big audition at a prestigious music academy, must learn how to depend on one another and their community when things get tough"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Joanna Hos lyrical writing and Teresa Martinezs vibrant art weave together to tell an inspiring story of Yo-Yo Ma, who challenges conventions, expectations, and beliefs in order to build bridges to unite communities, people, and cultures. A beautiful picture book biography to enjoy and share in the home and the classroom. Before Yo-Yo Ma became one of the most renowned and celebrated cellists, he wanted to play the double bass. But it was too big...
11) Verona comics
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom-- in costumes. Jubilee and Ridley can't help falling for each other. And learn that Jubilee's stepmom owns an indie comic shop-- and Ridley's parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country. But the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. Ridley suffers anxiety spirals, and Jubilee, a cellist, has been focused on her upcoming audition. What if each of them needs...
12) XOXO
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Jenny never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk"--
13) Departures
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
日本語
Description
Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and finds himself without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency. He discovers that the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi' or 'encoffineer,' a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry...
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