"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything" ~Plato
Teen Middle (Grades 6-8)
by Erin Estrada Kelly
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.
by Darcey Rosenblatt
In 1982 Iran, twelve-year-old Reza is more interested in music than war, but enlists in obedience to his devout mother and soon finds himself in a prison camp in Iraq.
by Aimee Lucido
Twelve-year-old Emmy is the only one in her family who can't make music to save her life. And now that her dad's symphony job has uprooted her to a new city and school, everything seems even more off-key than usual. Until a computer class changes her tune -- Emmy discovers that her coding skills can really sing. Now life is starting to seem a little more upbeat, especially with computer whiz and possible best friend Abigail around to share tips and tricks with. But can Emmy hold on to her newfound confidence with bad news and big secrets just around the corner, or will her new life come to a screeching halt?
by Mary Amato
Tripp, who plays guitar only for himself, and Lyla, a cellist whose talent has already made her famous but not happy, form an unlikely friendship when they are forced to share a practice room at their high school.
by Hope Larson
Thirteen-year-old Bina faces her first summer without her best friend, Austin, who has left for soccer camp.
Teen High (Grades 9-12)
by Rachel Hartman
In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
by Jeff Strand
Rod's life is going well until his rich, prankster cousin, Blake, moves in for three months--moving into his room and moving in on his girlfriend and band--ruining everything.
by Sean Beaudoin
A teenage guitarist in a rock band deals with loss and anger as he relates the events that landed him in a juvenile detention center.
by David Yoon
When new-girl Cirrus mistakes self-described nerd Sunny Dae as the lead in a rock band, Sunny rolls with it forming a fake band with his friends, but as the lies continue he risks losing both Cirrus and his friends.
by Jasmine Warga
While her mother is out of town, sixteen-year-old Taliah accompanies her estranged father-a famous rock star who one day appears on her doorstep-to Oak Falls, Indiana, to meet his dying father and the rest of his family, and on the way, Taliah learns about how her parents met and separated, her mother's experience as a Jordanian immigrant, and her own ability to accept change and open up to others.
Stephani Lindsey
Youth Specialist
Sharon Forks Library
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1 comment:
My teenage daughter is going to LOVE these books. Thank you for the recommendations.
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