READING ROCKS!:
TITLES FOR TEENS FEATURING MUSIC

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Reservation Blues
Sherman Alexie (FIC ALEXIE) 306p HS
Thomas & his friends acquire a magic guitar, which brings them some success (and groupies). But, will it cost them their souls?

Candy
Kevin Brooks (YA BROOKS) 368p HS
Boring Joe’s life becomes “interesting” when he hooks up w/ Candy’s world of drugs & violence.

War for the Oaks
Emma Bull (YA BULL) 309p HS
Starting a band is hard enough without having to be a pawn in a Faerie war.

My Name is Chloe
Melody Carlson (YA CARLSON) 279p MS/HS
Chloe’s looking for God. Will she find him in her electric guitar?

Pop Princess
Rachel Cohn (YA COHN) 311p MS/HS
One minute, Wonder’s mopping up in a DQ, then next: she’s a superstar! So how come she’s missing the quiet life?

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Rachel Cohn/David Levithan (YA COHN) 192p HS
Nick needs Norah to pretend to be his girlfriend for just 5 minutes. To avoid his ex. One kiss leads to one complicated evening and a new chance for love.

So Lyrical
Trish Cook (YA COOK) 248p HS
Trace looks at the photos covering her mom’s walls & wonders…which outdated rocker might be her dad?

LBD series
Grace Dent (YA DENT) 275p MS/HS
The 3 LBD’s—whose “totally unreasonable parents” won’t let them attend the must-see music festival—fight to save their social lives by staging their own festival.

Just Listen
Sarah Dessen (YA DESSEN) 384p HS
Last year, Annabel was the girl who had everything. This year, she's the girl with nothing...Until she meets Owen.

Adios to My Old Life
Caridad Ferrer (YA FERRER) 256p HS
Ali’s dreams steer to reality when she passes an audition for Oye Mi Canto, the reality show searching for the next Latin superstar. But is she really ready for the attention and chaos of fame?

Diva
Alex Flinn (YA FLINN) 272p MS/HS
Caitlin auditions for the Miami School of the Arts to escape her abusive ex-boyfriend and chase her dreams of becoming an opera diva.

Fat Kid Rules the World
K.L. Going (YA GOING) 187p MS/HS
Curt saves Troy's life, so Troy has to be in Curt's band. But: Troy can't play the drums. And his father thinks Curt's a drug addict. And his brother thinks Troy's a loser. But with Curt, anything is possible.

High Fidelity
Nick Hornby (FIC HORNBY) 323p HS
Rob's loves are pop music, vinyl albums & sexy singers. But seeing his ex-girlfriend gets him to thinking that a life with a wife & kids might not be so bad.

Born to Rock
Gordon Korman (YA KORMAN) 272p MS/HS
"There are two kinds of people in this world--those who have had a cavity search, and those who haven't. This is the story of how I wound up in the wrong category."

Heavy Metal & You
Christopher Krovatin (YA KROVATIN) 192p HS
Sam’s determined to please Melissa, even if means becoming something he’s not.

She’s Got the Beat
Nancy Krulik (YA KRULIK) 303p MS/HS
New drummer Miranda’s got a gig in a new band w/ a cute bass player. He’s not looking for love. Can this rocker chick change his tune?

The Orpheus Obsession
Dakota Lane (YA LANE) 288p HS
Anooshka knows: she & Orpheus are meant to be. She’s more than a groupie. More than a stalker. Isn’t she?

6X series
Nina Malkin (YA MALKIN) 224p HS
Four band members, Wynn, Kendall, Stella, and A/B, tell the story of how they got together, their rise to fame, and the release of their first album.

Guitar Girl
Sara Manning (YA MANNING) 217p HS
Molly never planned to become famous...and fame always has a price.

Harper Hall trilogy
Anne McCaffrey (YA MCCAFFREY) 192p MS/HS
Forbidden to perform music, Menolly runs away, taking shelter with fire lizards who open up a new life for her.

Hate You
Graham McNamee (YA MCNAMEE) 119p MS/HS
Alice tries to reconcile her feelings for herself and her abusive father.

Hairstyles of the Damned
Joe Meno (FIC MENO) 270p HS
Brian’s totally in love w/ his punk friend Gretchen. Why won’t she return the favor?

Rock Star, Superstar
Blake Nelson (YA NELSON) 224p HS
Music is Pete’s life. So when he has a chance to join a suck band w/ an awesome following, he has to decide whether to sell out.

Born Blue
Han Nolan (YA NOLAN) 227p HS
She may be poor, abused, and self-destructive, but Leshaya is determined to be a famous singer like Etta James.

Small Steps
Louis Sachar (YA SACHAR) 272p MS/HS
Armpit is trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard, when everyone expects the worst of you.

Resurrection Blues
Mike Tanner (YA TANNER) 250p HS
Flynn drops out of school for a life on the road. Is he ready for the real world of rock ‘n’ roll?

Backstage Pass
Gaby Triana (YA TRIANA) 218p MS/HS
Desert’s life as the kid of a rock star seems glam. But how does she know whom to trust?

The Song Reader
Lisa Tucker (YA TUCKER) 306p HS
Mary Beth helps others with their problems by reading songs, but she can't seem to help herself or her sister, Leeann.

The Last Days
Scott Westerfeld (YA WESTERFELD) 320p MS/HS
The apocalypse is breathing down everyone’s neck, but all Pearl, Moz, and Zahler can think about is the band. With a vampire lead singer and a drummer who can see the coming darkness, will their music stop the end of the world, or beckon it?

South Beach Sizzle
Suzanne Weyn (YA WEYN) 249p MS/HS
Lula wants to win the battle of the bands, but her biggest rival has stolen her heart!

Facing the Music
Margaret Willey (YA WILLEY) 183p MS/HS
Joining her brother’s band is just what Lisa needs. But what about everybody else?

Pay the Piper: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairy Tale
Jane Yolen (YA YOLEN) 176p MS/HS
Callie's stoked when she gets to interview the lead singer of the hot band Brass Rat. They're really cool, even if they give off a weird vibe. Then one night, all the children in town disappear...and Callie thinks she knows who's responsible.

Gangsta Rap
Benjamin Zephaniah (YA ZEPHANIAH) 200p HS
“You wait until I get my rap band together, we'll teach you about good music.”

MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers

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