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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, upbeat first grader Lupe Lopez is made fun of by a rival but refuses to let that stop her from becoming a reading rock star.
Author
Publisher
Archway Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
He knows there is something special in his hands, he just isn't sure exactly what it is. And even when he gets teased, he never ever stops believing. Omari learns that an extraordinary gift is passed generation to generation in his family. But after a devastating storm, Omari not only realizes his true gift, he discovers who he has always been inside.
6) Unraveled
Author
Series
Whiskey Sharp volume 1
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Free-spirited and fiercely independent, Maybe Dolan, a hair stylist and drummer in a punk rock band, meets her match in Alexsei Petrov, who pushes her to her limits to get what he wants--her.
Author
Publisher
Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Traces the entire arc of Ringo Starr's remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as the world's most famous drummer to his triumphs, addictions, and emotional battles following the breakup of The Beatles as he came to terms with his legacy.
9) Drummer boy
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After accidentally being thrown away, a beloved toy drummer boy goes on an adventure that eventually brings him back to a warm home, where he is placed near baby Jesus in a manger scene.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Distant lovers. Shady friends. Racist strangers. Estranged parents. Insufferable bosses. Who says your twenties are fun? Julian Strickland is seemingly the lone Black man in the hipster dreamland of Portland, Oregon. To his friends, he's the coolest member of the scene: the soulful drummer from Chicago in an indie rock band that's just about to break through. But to himself, he's a sheltered Christian homeschool kid who used to write book reports...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one of the world's most revered and celebrated musicians of the last half century. Charlie Watts was one of the most decorated musicians in the world, having joined the Rolling Stones, a few months after their formation, early in 1963. A student of jazz drumming, he was headhunted by the band after bumping into them regularly in London's rhythm and blues...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Junior Asparagus stars as The Little Drummer Boy, a lonely child who finds the true meaning of Christmas when he stumbles upon the birth of the baby Jesus. A story of generosity, hope, and love, this timeless tale will warm the hearts of children everywhere!
Author
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a single dad meets the former rock star crush of his youth, everything they thought they knew about happiness and love is thrown into chaos in this hopeful, heartwarming romantic comedy Billy Perkins is happy. No, for real. It's kind of his thing, actually. And why wouldn't he be? He loves his job as an independent music teacher and his apartment in Baltimore above a record shop called Charm City Rocks. Most of all, he loves his brainy teenage...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up around music, young George was inspired to piece together a makeshift drum set and teach himself to play as he practiced in the dark, dank basement of his run-down New Jersey row house. He soon joined forces with his friends to form a group called the Jazziacs which then evolved into Kool & The Gang, a band that began playing clubs and charting hits while its members were still teenagers. By evolving their sound as musical tastes changed,...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Though a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry "Chick" Webb did not let that get in the way of his musical pursuits. Even as a young child, Chick saw the world as one big drum, pounding out rhythms on everything from stair railings to pots and pans. His love of percussion brought him to the big time as an influential big band leader. This picture-book biography details the life of black American jazz drummer...
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