[CASL-L] Summer Reading Lists for Libraries Rock!

[Sue Crean]

Dave at Night - Gail Carson Levine

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 4:17 PM Williams, Linda <Linda.Williams at ct.gov>
wrote:

> I am almost finished with this year’s summer reading lists, and the
> Department of Ed is early this year! They would like to get them up on the
> Gov’s challenge site ASAP.
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> So I include the titles here for your perusal. Do let me know if there’s
> anything you think is missing (theme is MUSIC), or if there’s anything that
> is out of place.
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> Text is under my signature – Word .doc is attached.
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> Love to hear what you think!
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> Linda
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> Linda Williams | Children's Services Consultant, Division of Library
> Development | Linda.Williams at ct.gov | *Office*: (860) 704-2207
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> libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children | 786 S. Main St., Middletown,
> CT 06457 | Phone: (860) 704-2200 | Fax : (860) 704-2228
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>
> *K-2*
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> *PICTURE BOOKS*
>
> *Tap Tap Boom Boom **by Elizabeth Bluemle illustrated by G. Brian Karas *
>
> The clouds are gathering above a city street and soon — tap, tap, boom,
> boom! As a thunderstorm rolls in, people of all stripes race down to the
> subway to get away from the crackling rain and wind. With quirky wordplay
> and infectious rhymes, Elizabeth Bluemle crystallizes an unexpected moment
> of community, while G. Brian Karas’s warm illustrations show the smiles
> to be had when a storm brings strangers together as friends.| *ALA, NCTE *|
> Lexile:
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> *The Rooster Who Would Not be Quiet! **by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated
> by Eugene Yelchin *
>
> The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all
> singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the
> progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The
> silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the
> tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state. |
> *NCTE*, *Nutmeg 2019 *Lexile: 550 |
>
> *Drum Dream Girl*: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music b*y Margarita
> Engle, illustrated by Rafael López*
>
> 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. | *ALA, ILA, NCSS* | Lexile: NP
>
> *Gabriella's Song **by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Giselle Potter*
>
> A young girl finds music all around her as she walks about the city of
> Venice, Italy, and she shares her song with everyone she meets. | *NCTE*
> | Lexile: 630
>
> (2015)
>
> *The Sound of Silence **by Katrina Goldsaito *
>
> Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells
> him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio
> sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the
> city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma. | * ALA, NCTE *|
> Lexile: 700
>
> *Ben's Trumpet **by Rachel Isadora *
>
> Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until
> one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition. | *ALA
> *| Lexile: 530
>
> *The Nuts*: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants *by Eric Litwin,
> illustrated by Scott Magoon *
>
> Hazel Nut wants to sing and dance, but Mama, Papa, and Wally Nut are too
> busy, so Hazel calls in a special family member to get everyone moving. | *ILA
> *| Lexile: 300
>
> *Moses Goes to a Concert **by Isaac Millman*
>
> Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the
> orchestra's percussionist is also deaf. Includes illustrations in sign
> language and a page showing the manual alphabet. | *NCSS *| Lexile: 670
>
> *Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed **by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Amy June
> *Bates (2015)
>
> Enjoying life in a noisy city where everything he hears is music, composer
> Moshe Cotel adopts a stray tuxedo kitten who walks across his piano keys,
> inspiring a celebrated one-minute composition. (Atlas) | Lexile: 730
>
> *If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don’t! **by Elise
> Parsley*
>
> Magnolia is a little girl with a big idea, determination, and one very
> heavy upright piano that she insists on taking with her to the beach, but
> in a series of mishaps, Magnolia quickly learns that a piano does not mix
> well with sand, sun, and seagulls. | *ILA *| Lexile: 510
>
> *I Got the Rhythm **by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank
> Morrison *(2014)
>
> On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming
> from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning
> an impromptu dance in which other childen join her. | x | Lexile: 170
>
> *The Man with the Violin* *by Kathy Stinson , illustrated by Dusan
> Petricic*
>
> When Dylan hears someone playing their violin in the subway he wants to
> stop and listen, but his mother and other commuters ignore the violinist
> completely. | *ILA* | Lexile: 620
>
>
>
> *SONGS*
>
> *America the Beautiful **by Katharine Bates, illustrated by Wendell Minor
> *
>
> An illustrated edition of the nineteenth-century poem, later set to music,
> celebrating the beauty of America. | *NCSS *| Lexile: 500
>
> *The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk **by Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal, illustrated by
> Jess Golden*
>
> In this twist on the classic song "The Wheels on the Bus," the wheels on
> the tuk tuk go round and round all over the city in India. | *NCSS *|
> Lexile: 370
>
>
>
> *NONFICTION*
>
> *Music Everywhere! **by Maya Ajmera* (2014)
>
> Photographs from around the world celebrate the universal joy that kids
> get from making music, whether they’re playing instruments, clapping their
> hands, stomping their feet, or singing. Music can help express one child’s
> feelings—or it can bring a whole community together. | Lexile: 330
>
> *Frog Song **by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Gennady Spirin*
>
> Discusses the songs of many different frogs from all parts of the globe. | *NCSS,
> NSTA *| Lexile: 950
>
> *Ada’s Violin*: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay *by Susan
> Hood, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport*
>
> A town built on a landfill. A community in need of hope. A girl with a
> dream. A man with a vision. An ingenious idea. | *Nutmeg 2019, E.B.White
> Read Aloud Award* | Lexile: 820
>
>
>
> *BIOGRAPHY*
>
> *Tito Puente*: Mambo King = Rey del Mambo *by Monica Brown, illustrated
> by Rafael López*
>
> A celebration of the life and music of the man known as the "King of the
> Mambo" and the "Godfather of Salsa" covers his boyhood in New York and his
> years as a musician and bandleader, and highlights the pleasure he gave
> listeners. | *ALA, ILA* | Lexile: 620
>
> *Swing Sisters*: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm *by
> Karen Deans, illustrated by Joe Cepeda*
>
> The story of a group of African American orphans who played in their
> school's all-girl swing band and after leaving school made "it to the
> big-time in an era when integrated musical groups were practically unheard
> of. It wasn't always easy, and it wasn't always safe, but the talented
> Sweethearts of Rhythm ultimately became an international sensation"
> (Amazon.com) International Sweethearts of Rhythm. women jazz musicians. | *ALA,
> NCSS *| Lexile: 840
>
> *Charlie Parker Played Be Bop* *by Chris Raschka*
>
> Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop. | *ALA,
> ILA **| * Lexile: 250
>
> *Little Melba and her Big Trombone **by Katheryn Russell-Brown,
> illustrated by Frank Morrison *(2014)
>
> A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso
> musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many
> of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. | *ALA, ILA* |
> Lexile: 780
>
> *Listen*: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing *by Leda Schubert,
> illustrated by Raul Colon*
>
> In this... tribute to legendary musician and activist Pete Seeger, author
> Leda Schubert highlights major musical events in Mr. Seeger's life as well
> important moments of his fight against social injustice.
>
> *Esquivel*!: Space-Age Sound Artist *by Susan Wood, illustrated by Duncan
> Tonatiuh*
>
> Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of
> mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying
> convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in
> their minds. Juan's space-age lounge music popular in the fifties and
> sixties has found a new generation of listeners. |  *ALA *| Lexile: 910
>
>
>
> *Grades 3-4*
>
> *PICTURE BOOKS*
>
> *Chirchir is Singing **by Kelly Cunnane *
>
> (2011) Chirchir wants to help her family with their daily chores, but each
> of their tasks proves too challenging for her. | Lexile: 760 | *ALA*
>
> *A Band of Angels*: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers *by Deborah
> Hopkinson, illustrated by Raul Colon*
>
> The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to
> raise money to save Fisk University. | *ALA*, *NCTE *| Lexile: 740
>
> *A Symphony of Whales **by Steve Schuch, illustrated by Peter Sylvada*
>
> Young Glashka's dream of the singing of whales, accompanied by a special
> kind of music, leads to the rescue of thousands of whales stranded in a
> freezing Siberian bay. | *NCSS*, * NSTA *| Lexile: 600
>
> *Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin* *by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Qin Leng
> *(2014)
>
> With the help of her memories of the time she spent in Japan with her
> ojiichan, which is a professional violinist, a young girl named Hana
> practices and practices playing her violin for her school talent show. |
> Lexile: 930 | ILA
>
>
>
> *FICTION*
>
> *John Lincoln Clem*: a Civil War Drummer Boy by *E. F. Abbott*
>
> A fictional retelling of the legend of John Clem, who ran away from his
> Ohio home to become a drummer boy during the Civil War, and became famous
> when he was captured in 1863 and was exchanged after a short stay in
> Andersonville prison. | *NCSS *| Lexile: 680
>
> *Little Rat Makes Music **by Monika Bang Campbell*
>
> Little Rat loves the violin but hates to practice, until her teacher
> suggests she perform a duet with one of the advanced students at the
> holiday concert. | *ALA *| Lexile: 520
>
> *Harper and the circus of dreams **by Cerrie Burnell*
>
> | Lexile:
>
> *The Song from Somewhere Else **by A. F. Harrold, illustrated by Levi
> Pinfold*
>
> Saved from bullies by the class misfit, Nick, Frank is drawn to Nick's
> house by strange music, discovers he has incredible secrets that bring
> danger, and decides to help him as he helped her.
>
> *Fly Away **by Patricia MacLachlan *
>
> While in North Dakota helping her Aunt Frankie prepare for a possible
> flood, Lucy finds her voice as a poet with the help of her two-year-old
> brother Teddy, the rest of their family, and a few cows. | *ILA *|
> Lexile: 490
>
> *Battle of the Bands **by by Melody Reed, illustrated by Emilie Pepin*
>
> Keyboardist Jasmine, age eight, tries to convince her bandmates, Maggie,
> Becca, and Scarlet, to prove themselves in a Battle of the Bands
> competition, despite their poor equipment. | Lexile: 500
>
> *Sydney & Simon*: Go Green! *by Paul A Reynolds, illustrated by Peter H.
> Reynolds *(2015)
>
> After discovering that a green sea turtle was harmed by plastic in the
> ocean, twin mice Sydney and Simon come up with a creative campaign to
> increase recycling and reduce the amount of trash created in their home,
> school, and town. | Lexile:  | X
>
> *The Way to Stay in Destiny **by Augusta Scattergood *
>
> Sixth-grader Theo leaves everything behind to live with his Uncle Chester,
> a Vietnam War veteran and loner, in Destiny, Florida, but he is drawn to
> play the piano in Miss Sister's dance school and soon makes friends with
> the feisty Anabel, a baseball fanatic who invites Theo to help solve a
> mystery. | Lexile: 650
>
> *A Crooked Kind of Perfect **by Linda Urban*
>
> Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign
> herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a
> positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her
> school social life. (CIP) Organ (Musical instrument). Music. Instruction
> and study. Famiy life. Interpersonal relations. Schools. Humorous stories }
> Lexile: 730
>
>
>
> *POETRY*
>
> *Under the Mambo Moon **by Julia Durango*
>
> Contains poems about the different people who stop by Marisol's father's
> music store on a hot summer night, looking for just the right songs to make
> their hearts fly home. | *NCSS *| Lexile: 840
>
> *Hip Hop Speaks to Children*: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat *by
> Nikki Giovanni*
>
> More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat. | *NCTE
> *|
>
>
>
> *NONFICTION*
>
> *Soldier Song*: A True Story of the Civil War *by Debbie Levy,
> illustrated by Gilbert Ford*
>
> Provides an account of the important role of songs in rallying Union and
> Confederate troops during the American Civil War. (BT)
>
> *Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing, & Shout*; Dance, Spin, & Turn it Out!: Games,
> Songs, & Stories from an African American Childhood *by Pat McKissack,
> illustrated by J. Brian Pinkney*
>
> (2017) A Newbery Honor-winning author and a two-time Caldecott
> Honor-winning illustrator present a collection of classic, culturally
> inspired hand clap games, circle games, songs and poems, including "Eenie,
> Meenie Sassafreeny," "Little Sally Walker" and "Amazing Grace." (Atlas)
>
> *The Beatles Were Fab (And They Were Funny) **by Kathleen Krull & Paul
> Brewer, illustrated by Stacy Innerst *(2013)
>
> Chronicles the legendary band's rise to prominence and highlights the
> humor of each member. (BT)  | Lexile: 860 | *NCTE*
>
>
>
> *BIOGRAPHY*
>
> *Duke Ellington **by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney*
>
> A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who,
> along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category. | *ALA*,
> *NCSS*, *NCTE *| Lexile: 800.
>
> *Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow*: A Story of  the Young Jimi Hendrix *by
> Gary Golio, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe*
>
> An illustrated biography of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, focusing on his
> childhood, and describing how he developed his unique vison and artistic
> talents. | *ALA*, *NCTE *| Lexile: 900
>
> *The Music of Life*: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano *by
> Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman*
>
> Presents the life of the inventor of the piano, explaining why, how, and
> when he created the musical instrument.
>
> *When Marian Sang*: The True Recital of Marian Anderson the Voice of a
> Century *by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick*
>
> (2002) An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary
> singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to
> perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social
> change. | Lexile: 920 | X
>
> *The Music in George’s Head*: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue *by
> Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Stacy Innerst*
>
> With rhythmic swirls of words and pictures, Suzanne Slade and Stacy
> Innerst beautifully reveal just how brilliantly Gershwin reached inside his
> head to create his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue. It's a surprising and
> whirlwind composition of notes and sounds and one long wail of a
> clarinet-dazzling and daring, just like George Gershwin himself!
>
> *Danza!**: *Amalia Hernandez and el Ballet Folklorico de Mexico *by
> Duncan Tonatiuh*
>
> Celebrates the life of the dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklâorico de
> Mâexico as well as the cultural history of dance in Mexico. (BT) 3 stars
>
> *Hello, I'm Johnny Cash **by G. Neri *
>
> A portrait of the legendary country music star is told through lyrical
> free verse that conveys information about his impoverished childhood and
> the extraordinary talent that enabled his career and rise to success on the
> world stage. | *ALA*, *NCSS *| Lexile: 1020
>
>
>
> *Grades 5-6*
>
> *FICTION*
>
> *Garvey’s Choice **by Nikki Grimes*
>
> (2016)  Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but
> Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but
> sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is
> kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by
> bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school
> chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey,
> and through chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to
> finally reach his distant father--by speaking the language of music instead
> of the language of sports
>
> *The Song From Somewhere Else **by NA.F. Harrold*
>
> Saved from bullies by the class misfit, Nick, Frank is drawn to Nick's
> house by strange music, discovers he has incredible secrets that bring
> danger, and decides to help him as he helped her.
>
> *Dear Hank Williams **by Kimberly Willis Holt*
>
> In Rippling Creek, Louisiana, in 1948, eleven-year-old Tate writes letters
> to her favorite country singer, sharing her dreams of becoming a singer and
> revealing that her mother is in prison. | Lexile: 820 | VOYA Perfect Tens.
>
> *Blackbird Fly **by Erin Entrada 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. | Lexile: 660 | ALA, ILA
>
> *Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace **by Nan Marino*
>
> When musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, completely freezes up on television, he
> is forced to hide out in the Pinelands of New Jersey and try to find his
> way back to the music once again with the help of a new friend. | :exo;e”
> 580
>
> *The First Rule of Punk **by Celia C. Pérez*
>
> Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be
> called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago
> and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her
> punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in
> favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos. | Lexile: 670
>
> *Open Mic*: Riffs on Life Between Cultures *by Mitali Perkins*
>
> Shares stories about growing up in diverse homes or communities, from an
> Asian youth who gains temporary popularity by making up a false background,
> to a biracial girl whose father clears subway seats by calmly sitting
> between two prejudiced women.  | Lexile: 810 | NCSS
>
> *Countdown **by Deborah Wiles *
>
> As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her
> best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the
> world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear
> missiles to Cuba. Features historic quotations and photographs. | Lexile:
> 800 } ALA, NCTE
>
> *Clayton Byrd Goes Underground **by Rita Williams-Garcia*
>
> Feeling most alive when he's playing the blues with his grandfather,
> Clayton is devastated when his grandfather dies and his mother forbids him
> from playing music, losses that compel him to run away and join bluesmen on
> the road.
>
>
>
> *GRAPHIC NOVEL*
>
> *Zebrafish* *by Sharon Emerson ; drawn by Renée Kurilla*
>
> When their rock band becomes popular, five middle schoolers use their new
> fame to generate awareness (and donations) for an important cause.  |
> Lexile: 470 } ILA
>
>
>
> *POETRY*
>
> *Sweethearts of Rhythm*: the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in
> the world *by Marilyn Nelson*
>
> A look at a 1940's all-female jazz band, that originated from a boarding
> school in Mississippi and found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the
> country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. | Lexile: | NCTE
>
> *Roots and Blues*: A Celebration *by Arnold Adoff *
>
> Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout
> history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves'
> voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.|
> Lexile: | NCSS
>
>
>
> *NONFICTION*
>
> *Like a Bird*: The Art of the American Slave Song *by Cynthia Grady,
> illustrated by Michele Wood *
>
> Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many
> forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both
> expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the
> spirit. | Lexile:
>
> *My Country, ‘Tis of Thee*: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil
> Rights *by Claire Rudolph Murphy*
>
> A chronicle of civil rights movements through the song's changing lyrics
> reveals how its words have been transformed by generations of protestors
> and civil rights pioneers throughout landmark historical movements. | NCSS
> | Lexile: 1000
>
> *Jazz Day*: The Making of a Famous Photograph *by Roxane Orgill,
> illustrated by Francis Vallejo*
>
> (2016 )An uplifting collection of poems captures the world of
> mid-20th-century Harlem while recounting the efforts of Esquire magazine
> graphic designer Art Kane, who despite limited resources attempted to
> photograph a group of famous jazz artists in front of a brownstone. By the
> author of Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat. (Atlas) | ALA, NCTE—
>
> *Prairie Dog Song*: The Key to Saving North America’s Grasslands* by
> Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore *(2016)
>
> Cumulative text based on an old folksong alternating with additional
> scientific information explores the role of prairie dogs, a keystone
> species in North America's grasslands, and conservation efforts to restore
> the balance of plants and animals of the Janos, Mexico, prairie dog
> complex. | Lexile: 1020
>
>
>
> *BIOGRAPHY*
>
> Nothing yet
>
>
>
>
>
> *Grades 7-8*
>
> *FICTION*
>
> *Fore Freedom*: The Story of a French Spy b*y Kimberly Brubaker Bradley*
>
> Despite the horrors of World War II, a French teenager pursues her dream
> of becoming an opera singer, which takes her to places where she gains
> information about what the Nazis are doing--information that the French
> Resistance needs. | *Nutmeg Teen 2007 *| Lexile: 580
>
> *Things Hoped For **by Andrew Clements *
>
> Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in
> Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music
> student to solve the mystery of her grandfather's sudden disappearance.|
> Lexile: 770 | ?
>
> *The Musician’s Daughter **by Susanne Dunlap*
>
> Amid the glamour of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy's court in 18th-century
> Vienna, murder is afoot. Or so fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria is convinced
> when her musician father turns up dead on Christmas Eve, his valuable
> violin missing, and the only clue to his death a strange gold pendant
> around his neck. Then her father's mentor, the acclaimed composer Franz
> Joseph Haydn, helps her through a difficult time by making her his copyist
> and giving her insight into her father's secret life. It's there that
> Theresa begins to uncover a trail of blackmail and extortion, even as she
> discovers honor, and the possibility of a first, tentative love. Thrumming
> with the weeping strains of violins, as well as danger and deception, this
> is an engrossing tale of murder, romance, and music that readers will find
> hard to forget.| Lexile:
>
> *If I Ever Get Out of Here **by Eric Gansworth*
>
> Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new
> friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975
> upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native
> Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
> | *ALA, ILA* | Lexile: 870
>
> *Five Flavors of Dumb **by Antony John*
>
> Eighteen-year-old Piper becomes the manager for her classmates' popular
> rock band, called Dumb, giving her the chance to prove her capabilities to
> her parents and others, if only she can get the band members to get along.
> | *ALA, ILA *| Lexile: 890
>
> *Wonderful Feels Like This **by Sara Lovestam*
>
> Feeling like an outsider at her school, Steffi finds escape through jazz
> music, and when she hears her favorite song playing through an open window
> at a retirement community she meets an old man named Alvar whose story has
> parallels with her own.  | Lexile:
>
> *Mindblind **by Jennifer Roy *
>
> Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark, who has Asperger's Syndrome, tries to
> prove that he is a genius by writing songs for his rock band so that he can
> become a member of the prestigious Aldus Institute, the premier
> organization for the profoundly gifted. | *Nutmeg *| Lexile: 580
>
> *Echo* *by Pam Munoz Ryan*
>
> (2015) Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and
> finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and
> decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania,
> and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of
> destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep
> their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same
> harmonica. | *ALA, ILA, NCTE* | Lexile: 680
>
> *This Song Will Save Your Life **by Leila Sales*
>
> (2013) Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old
> Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc
> jockey. | Lexile: 720 | *ALA, Nutmeg*
>
> *Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie **by Jordan Sonnenblick*
>
> When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old
> Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and
> his desire to support his family. | *ALA, Nutmeg *| Lexile: 940
>
> *When the Black Girl Sings **by Bil Wright*
>
> Adopted by white parents and sent to an exclusive Connecticut girls'
> school where she is the only black student, Lahni Schuler feels like an
> outcast, until she attends a local church where she hears gospel music for
> the first time. (BT) | x | Lexile: 730
>
> *Playing for the Commandant **by Suzy Zall*
>
> A young Jewish pianist at Auschwitz, desperate to save her family, is
> chosen to play at the camp commandant's house. How could she know she would
> fall in love with the wrong boy? | *NCSS* | Lexile: 700
>
>
>
> *GRAPHIC NOVEL*
>
> *Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo #1*: The Road to Epoli *by Ben
> Costa *(2017)
>
> A walking, talking, singing skeleton minstrel who has mysteriously
> retained his soul within the confines of the dungeon where he has been
> imprisoned departs with his sidekick, a gelatinous monster, to investigate
> clues about his identity in snippets of a song he hears in his dreams.
> (Atlas) | Lexile:
>
>
>
> *NONFICTION*
>
> *The Mysteries of Beethoven’s Hair **by Russell Martin & Lydia *Nibley
> (2009)
>
> Introduces the life of the Austrian composer, along with the story of a
> lock of his hair cut by a barber after his death, which was kept by various
> owners and the analysis of which revealed the high level of lead present in
> the composer's body. (BT)  | *NSTA* |  Lexile: 1400
>
> *Rhythm Ride*: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound *by Andrea Davis
> Pinkney*
>
> (2015) A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the
> historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of
> young America.  | Lexile: 1030 | *X*
>
> *Raggin’ Jazzin’ Rockin’*: A History of American Musical Instrument
> Makers b*y Susan VanHecke* (2011)
>
> Presents a history of the invention of musical instruments, including the
> inventors who created Zildjian cymbals, the Steinway piano, the Martin
> guitar, the Hammond organ, and the Moog synthesizer. (BT) | *ALA* |
> Lexile: 1090
>
> *Legends, Icons & Rebels*: Music That Changed the world *by Robbie
> Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Sebastian Robertson & Jared Levine*
>
> A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly
> influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles
> and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.  | *ILA*| Lexile:
>
>
>
> *BIOGRAPHY*
>
> *The Voice That Challenged a Nation*: Marian Andkerson and the Struggle
> for Equal Rights *by Russell Freedman*
>
> An account of the life of a talented and determined artist who left her
> mark on musical and social history is drawn from Anderson's own writings
> and other contemporary accounts. (BT) | *ALA, NCSS *| Lexile: 1180
>
> *Jazz A-B-Z*: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits *by Wynton Marsalis,
> illustrated by Paul Rogers *(2005)
>
> Profiles twenty-six of the jazz greats of all time, from Count Basie to
> Louis Armstrong, through a review of their work, their life stories, and
> their greatest hits by one of today's top jazz performers. (BT) | *ILA* |
> Lexile:
>
> *Music Was It*: Young Leonard Bernstein *by Susan Goldman Rubin *(2011)
>
> Biography of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. | *ALA* | Lexile:
> 970
>
> *Let Your Voice Be Heard*: The Life and Times of Pete *Seeger by Anita
> Silvey*
>
> Pete Seeger was an internationally honored folk musician and political
> radical who devoted his life to furthering humanitarian causes and getting
> people to sing. This biography traces his musical career, including the
> period when he was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American
> Activities, and the growth of his conviction that freedom and justice had
> to be defended and that the power of song could be used to fight back when
> these ideals were threatened. | x | Lexile: 1050
>
>
>
> *Grades 9-12*
>
> *FICTION*
>
> *Solo **by Kwame Alexander*
>
> Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past
> to navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions,
> scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own
> identity. | x | Lexile: 640
>
> *A Song for Ella Grey **by David Almond*
>
> A modern adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth lyrically depicts the
> experiences of Claire, who struggles as a bystander when her best friend,
> Ella, becomes involved with a charismatic young man at the beach. (BT) | *ALA
> *| Lexile: 540
>
> *Audrey, Wait! **by Robin Benway*
>
> While trying to score a date with her cute co-worker at the Scooper
> Dooper, sixteen-year-old Audrey gains unwanted fame and celebrity status
> when her ex-boyfriend, a rock musician, records a breakup song about her
> that soars to the top of the Billboard charts. | *ALA *| 760
>
> *Naked /76 **by Kevin Brooks*
>
> In the summer of 1976, when punk rock is taking over England, Lili finds
> herself playing bass for a wild new band called Naked, and struggling to
> sort out complicated relationships with self-destructive band mates. |  |
> Lexile: 960
>
> *Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist **by Rachel Cohn *
>
> High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets
> college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five
> minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart. | *ALA *| Lexile: 940
>
> *Beautiful Music for Ugly Children **by Kristin Cronn-Mills*
>
> Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body.
> With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles
> with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as
> transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his
> ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is
> threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also
> Elizabeth from school. | *ALA* | Lexile: 600
>
> *All Our Pretty Songs **by Sarah McCarry*
>
> In the Pacific Northwest, the bond between two best friends is challenged
> when a mysterious and gifted musician comes between them and awakens an
> ancient evil.  | *ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound *| Lexile:
> 820
>
> *The Sky is Everywhere **by Jandy Nelson *
>
> In the months after her sister dies, seventeen-year-old Lennie falls into
> a love triangle and discovers the strength to follow her dream of becoming
> a musician. | x | Lexile: 860
>
> *Eleanor & Park **by Rainbow Rowell *
>
> (2013) Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story
> of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost
> never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. | *ALA, ILA* |
> Lexile: 580
>
> *The Scar Boys **by Len Vlahos *
>
> Written as a college admission essay, eighteen-year-old Harry Jones
> recounts a childhood defined by the hideous scars he hid behind, and how
> forming a band brought self-confidence, friendship, and his first kiss. | *ALA
> *| Lexile: 910
>
> *The Lucy Variations **by Sara Zarr*
>
> Sixteen-year-old San Franciscan Lucy Beck-Moreau once had a promising
> future as a concert pianist. Her chance at a career has passed, and she
> decides to help her ten-year-old piano prodigy brother, Gus, map out his
> own future, even as she explores why she enjoyed piano in the first place.
> | *ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound* | Lexile: 610
>
>
>
> *NONFICTION*
>
> *Symphony for the City of the Dead*: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of
> Leningrad *by M. T. Anderson*
>
> An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the rold played by Russian
> composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and
> commenorating their fellow citizens. |  *ALA, NCSS* | Lexile: 990
>
> *Sensing the Rhythm*: Finding My voice in a World Without Sound *by Mandy
> Harvey*
>
> The musician recounts her life and career, including how she lost her
> hearing at age eighteen, suffered from depression, and found her way back
> to music.
>
> *Ready for a Brand New Beat*: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the
> Anthem for a Changing America *by Mark Kurlansky *
>
> Traces the meteoric popularity of the iconic song by Marvin Gaye, Mickey
> Stevenson, and Ivy Jo Hunter against a backdrop of the Mississippi Freedom
> Summer of 1964, exploring how the song's multiple meanings rendered it an
> activist anthem. (BT) | *ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound *|
> Lexile:
>
> *This is Your Brain on Music*: the Science of a Human Obsession *by
> Daniel J. Levitin *
>
> Explores the relationship between the mind and music by drawing on recent
> findings in the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary psychology to
> discuss topics such as the sources of musical tastes and the brain's
> responses to music. (BT) | x | Lexile:
>
> *Children of the Stone*: The Power of Music in a Hard Land *by Sandy
> Tolan*
>
> Chronicles the life story of Ramzi Aburedwan, a Palestinian refugee who
> got an education, mastered the viola, and founded a music school in the
> West Bank, showing how his love of music helped to inspire children in a
> violent land.
>
>
>
> *BIOGRAPHY*
>
> *Janis Joplin **by Ann Angel*
>
> A biography of rock musician Janis Joplin, with photographs and anecdotes
> from those who knew her, covering her work to improve as a singer, struggle
> atainst authority aned love for her mother. | *ALA *| Lexile: 1170
>
> *Yoko Ono*: Collector of Skies *by Neil Beram*
>
> A lyrical introduction to the life and art of Yoko Ono covers her
> avant-garde visual art and her experimental music, exploring how she
> endured as the misunderstood wife of John Lennon and sought unique creative
> expressions. | *ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound *| Lexile:
>
> *This Land Was Made for You and Me **by Elizabeth Partridge *
>
> A biography of Woody Guthrie, a singer who wrote over 3,000 folk songs and
> ballads as he traveled around the United States, including This Land is
> Your Land and So Long It’s Been Good to Know Yuh. | *ALA Outstanding
> Books for the College Bound, NCSS *| Lexile: 1020
>
> *Die Young With Me*: A Memoir *by Rob Rufus* (2016 - ALEX)
>
> The author describes growing up in rural West Virginia and starting a punk
> band with his twin brother, only to be diagnosed with stage four cancer,
> which forced him to discover his inner strength. (BT) | *ALA ALEX Award *|
> Lexile:
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>
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