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Band geeked out Band geeked out Josie Bloss As her senior year of high school nears the end, marching band member Ellie finds herself doubting her plans for the future when she meets a fascinating and sophisticated girl while taking a tour of … OL15865290W
My misadventures as a teenage rock star My misadventures as a teenage rock star Joyce Raskin Fourteen-year-old Alex, a short, pasty, shy, greasy-haired girl with acne, gains self-confidence when her brother convinces her to play bass in a rock band, but she finds that being "cool" has its dr… OL15988162W
The ant and the grasshopper The ant and the grasshopper Rebecca Emberley In this version of the classic fable, a weary ant is energized by the swinging sounds of a grasshopper and his "buggy" band. OL16215140W
Being friends with boys Being friends with boys Terra Elan McVoy Living with stepsisters and having a bad history with female friends, Charlotte enjoys the easy relationships that come with managing an all-male band but things get complicated when dating becomes a… OL16318185W
Timothy's five-city tour Timothy's five-city tour Gare Thompson Timothy Mole writes of escapades and adventures in letters to his mom and dad while traveling with his school band to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. OL1700068W
Encore to an empty room Encore to an empty room Kevin Emerson "Continues the electrifying journey of Summer and Caleb with more romance, mystery, and music"-- OL17879946W
The rise and fall of the Gallivanters The rise and fall of the Gallivanters Mary Jane Beaufrand 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 si… OL17885728W
Those girls Those girls Lauren Saft Eleventh grade at Greencliff, an all-girl school near Philadelphia, is momentous for long-term best friends Alex, Mollie, and Veronica, as the secrets they are keeping from each other about boyfriend… OL17886617W
La guerra de las bandas La guerra de las bandas K. L. Denman "When I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound." Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedica… OL17895382W
Stop that noise! Stop that noise! Margery Bernstein Three children who love to make music in inappropriate places are organized by their teacher into a band to perform at their school's open house. OL1839115W
The Victoria in my head The Victoria in my head Janelle Milanes Shy fifteen-year-old Cuban American Victoria Cruz feels trapped by the monotony of running on the cross country team and keeping up with her studies to maintain her scholarship to her prestigious col… OL19724633W
Confusion is nothing new Confusion is nothing new Paul Acampora Ellie Magari just learned that her mother is dead. Perhaps that would be sad if Ellie had ever met the woman. Exactly who was Ellie's mom? Does it even matter that she's gone? Perhaps a dead mom can … OL19743965W
Fat boy vs. the cheerleaders Fat boy vs. the cheerleaders Geoff Herbach When the high school cheerleading team takes over a soda vending machine's funds, which were previously collected by the pep band, Gabe Johnson, an overweight "band geek" tired of being called names … OL19979257W
Swing vote for solo Swing vote for solo Amy Cobb The Benton Bluff Junior High band is one of a number of bands that will compete to perform for a chance to play for the governor, and two of the band members are fighting over who gets to be the solo… OL23201121W
The Buffalo Nickel Blues Band The Buffalo Nickel Blues Band Judie Angell Twelve-year-old Eddy Levy relates the very short history of his "blues" band. OL2438975W
The wedding that saved a town The wedding that saved a town Yale Strom When Ziske's klezmer band is invited to play at a wedding in Pinsk, they arrive to discover many of the people in the town very sick. But tradition says that if two orphans get married in a cemetery … OL2973334W
Mr. Cool Mr. Cool Jacqueline Wilson Four boys form a rock band called "Mr. Cool" that is very successful despite the fact that one of the boys is not really all that cool. OL35589W
Loudmouth George and the cornet Loudmouth George and the cornet Nancy L. Carlson George's cornet playing is too much for both his family and the band. OL491484W
Torn Torn Thomas Pendleton,Stefan Petrucha Just when sixteen-year-old Devin's rock band, Torn, is on the verge of success, its members are stalked by a beast that is a ruthless killer. OL624374W
Sold Out (Chosen Girls) Sold Out (Chosen Girls) Cheryl Crouch Trinity struggles with insecurity when she discovers some people at James Moore don't think she's good at much of anything. Messages from her biological father compound the feeling, pushing Trinity t… OL9391240W
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