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1) Last things
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Language
English
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"Anders Thorson, front man of his metal band, Last Things, is unusually gifted for a teenager, but strange things in the Minnesota woods near his hometown are threatening him. Thea, the new girl in town, says she's there to protect him, but is that the whole truth?"--
2) Jesse's girl
Author
Series
Hundred Oaks volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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On Career Shadow Day, Maya gets paired with pop star Jesse Scott who rose to fame at a young age and has no real friends, and although the last thing Maya wants is to be reminded of how music broke her heart, she and Jesse might be just what the other needs, but can they open up enough to become real friends--or even something more?
3) The Haters
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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A road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band.
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Language
English
Description
"Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America's number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. Maybe that's why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Quiet, serious...
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English
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"Soho, London, 1967. Folk-rock-psychedelic quartet Utopia Avenue is formed. Guitarist Jasper de Zoet, a shy, half-Dutch public-school musical prodigy, was hearing voices long before he dropped acid. Keyboardist Elf Holloway must defy the prejudices of her bank manager father, her housewife mother, and her age to forge her own career. Bassist Dean Moss cannot, will not, spend his life on the factory floor like everyone else in Gravesend. Band manager...
6) Jace
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Series
Kings of Country volume 1
Language
English
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"Jace Black went from an oilfield roughneck to an overnight singing sensation. Now he's working on a duet with country music legend Krystal King, and he's determined to earn his way to the top. But the more time he spends with Krystal, the more he finds himself falling for her--and he's beginning to be more interested in her than he is in making a name for himself. Krystal King grew up on stage and in the spotlight. No matter how golden her life appears,...
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English
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"Stepping out of her comfort zone with her former best friend Beat Dawkins to convince their mothers to perform one last concert on Christmas Eve, Melody Gallard, the daughter of music royalty, discovers a decades-old scandal threatens to wreck everything--the reunion, their relationships with their mothers and their newfound love."--
9) Born to rock
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend.
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Series
Rainbow magic. Superstar fairies volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - 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! It's always exciting to discover talent, but Alyssa the Star-spotter Fairy can't do that without her magic clef. Can Rachel and Kirsty help find the magic...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Two generations of a folk-rock dynasty collide over art, love, longing, and family secrets in this captivating and poignant debut. It's 1996, and alt-rocker Emma Cantor is on tour, with her sights trained on a record deal. Emma's got no lack of inspiration for her music - chiefly her mother Judie, a 1960s folk legend whose confessional songs made her an icon before her mysterious withdrawal from the public eye. Emma is baffled by Judie's coldness,...
Author
Series
Nick Travers graphic novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
13) Out of the blues
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Series
Language
English
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Assigned to the cold-case murder of a blues musician whose death had been ruled a drug overdose, rookie homicide detective Sarah "Salt" Alt considers new evidence from a convicted felon who Sarah helped put behind bars.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In 1983, a band led by a David Bowie lookalike prepares to compete in a battle of the bands at a possibly evil brewery, and must also cope with the fact that bass player Evan is getting sicker and sicker, much like his best friend Noah's abusive father did before his death several years earlier.
15) Blackbird fly
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar.
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English
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"In this hard-rocking, spine-tingling supernatural thriller, the washed-up guitarist of a '90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy. Grady Hendrix, horror writer and author of Paperbacks from Hell and My Best Friend's Exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet. In the 1990s, heavy metal band Dürt Würk was poised for breakout success--but then lead singer Terry Hunt...
17) The Orphan Choir
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Louise Beeston is haunted... Louise has no reason left to stay in the city. She can't see her son, Joseph, who is away at boarding school where he performs in a prestigious boys' choir. And her troublesome neighbor has begun blasting choral music all hours of the night. And to make matters worse, she's the only one who can hear it. Hoping to find some peace, Louise convinces her husband, David, to buy them a country house in an idyllic, sun-dappled...
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....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Good guy Karl Bender is a thirty-something bar owner whose life lacks love and meaning. When he stumbles upon a time-travelling worm hole in his closet, Karl and his best friend Wayne develop a side business selling access to people who want to travel back in time to listen to their favorite bands. It's a pretty ingenious plan, until Karl, intending to send Wayne to 1980, transports him back to 980 instead. Though Wayne sends texts extolling the...
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