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1) Because
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A series of events, some seemingly very insignificant, lead to a young girl attending a life-changing concert.
Author
Series
Rainbow magic. Superstar fairies volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Rachel and Kirsty are thrilled when their fairy friends whisk them away to the Fairyland Music Festival! But the festival is a mess. Jack Frost has stolen the Superstar Fairies' magic music clefs. He's determined to be the biggest superstar in the world... and the girls are determined to stop him! Cassie the Concert Fairy is in charge of concerts everywhere! It's a big job, and it's going all wrong without her magic music clef. Will concerts be ruined?--P....
4) Rock concert: an oral history as told by the artists, backstage insiders, and fans who were there
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock. Between 1950 and 1985, the rock concert developed its allure and power as a unifying experience-and became an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Best, best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. But a new girl has moved to their neighborhood, and she has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever. Which friend will get to go? Allie or Amy?
7) My piano
Author
Publisher
Gnome Road Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Explore the workings of a grand piano through the eyes of a young musician preparing for recital. The cumulative structure should satisfy curious readers interested in how pianos function, from the pedal pressed to the ground to the keys that hoist the hammers. It's sure to be a musical treat for students, teachers, and music enthusiasts alike.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the beautiful true story of a nonverbal boy moved to speech at his first Mozart concert, this picture book is a testament to the power of art and the boundless joy it can bring. When Grandfather comes to take his grandson to a concert, Ronan is quiet as they leave the house, quiet in the car, and quiet at the concert hall. But when the performance is over and the beautiful music fades out at last, Ronan opens his mouth…and lets out...
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wanting to help a lost baby polar bear return home, Kiki Coral and her mermaid friends worry that the cost of the bear's transportation will prevent them from seeing a concert performance of their favorite boy band.
10) Something wild
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hannah's performance jitters about her violin recital lead to some imaginative what ifs before she finds her confidence.
11) Double trouble
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Heartlake High is hosting a club fair, and the friends are all signing up for new activities! But when Andrea's concert is the same night as Stephanie's big soccer game, Olivia, Emma and Mia are torn between which event to attend. Can they figure out a way to cheer on both of their friends?
Author
Series
A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 24
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief. X is for X-RAY - Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer's diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? And could Dink's X-ray be a clue? It's up to the kids...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ozzy loves attention. And the person she wants it from most of all is her music teacher, Ms. Bomba. So when it's time to choose an instrument for the school recital, Ozzy picks the biggest, loudest, most attention-grabbing one of all: the DRUMS! It's hard to stay on beat, though, when all you want to do is stand out. But getting in tune with her classmates--with a little help from her favorite teacher--just might turn out to be even better than a...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Life is usually easy for popular sixth-grader Hart Evans, but when his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, Hart must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"At some point, I began to think of it as an ancient folk tale. It's fine work, with a kind of scattered narrative set within a tight frame. Fast-moving throughout--fragile characters who suggest a bleak inner world made in their own collective image." --Don DeLillo An epidemic of violence is sweeping the country: musicians are being murdered onstage in the middle of their sets by members of their audience. Are these random copycat killings, or is...
16) Aftermath
Author
Language
English
Description
"Criminal attorney Jamie Powell will accept the consequences for defending her lifelong friend, Dustin, when he's accused of setting the bombs that killed dozens at a local political rally. But she hasn't seen him since he aged out of foster care, and he's always lived on the edge. Can she still trust him? As Jamie investigates his case and the people in his life, she realizes the facts coming to light could be devastating. Someone is setting him...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It's the day of Momo's very first piano recital, and she is terribly nervous. Today is the day of a little mouseling's very first performance, too, and she's just as nervous as Momo. The mouseling invites Mom to watch her performance. Momo follows the mouseling through a small door backstage, where she's met with an amazing sight: an elaborate miniature theatre, and an audience of finely dressed mice! When the Grand Mouse-ter takes the stage, a hush...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When someone rigs a cage full of skunks in the choir loft of the New Life Baptist Church, Meg Langslow must stop holiday pranksters from destroying the annual pre-Christmas concert, but when murder enters the picture, Meg must save Christmas from a vengeful killer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Four of Dressler's old gangster colleagues have put together a national tour of once-popular rock bands they own a piece of: three nights of concerts by guys (and a few gals) who were big shots back in the 1960s and 1970s, and who are now hoping for one more gasp of glory with this nostalgia exhibition. The Rock of Ages tour has proved itself to be anything but a love fest: plenty of the bandmates have been feuding for forty years, and-perhaps unsurprisingly-drugs...
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