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1) Because
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 820L
Language
English
Description
"A series of events, some seemingly very insignificant, lead to a young girl attending a life-changing concert"--Verso page.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
The lives of twenty composers and musicians, ranging from Vivaldi, Mozart, and Bach to Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Woody Guthrie, are profiled in this eclectic, humorous, and informative collection.
3) Just kids
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English
Description
In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City : the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner's, Brentano's and Strand bookstores and her new life in Brooklyn with a young man named Robert Mapplethorpe--the man who changed her life with his love, friendship, and genius.
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Language
English
Description
Talking to My Angels is a profoundly honest look into her inner life as a woman, an artist, a mother, and a survivor. With characteristic wit and courage, Melissa delves into how numerous tragedies served as a catalyst for growth, and what the past two decades have taught her about the value of music, love, family, and life in the face of death. It is her story: as raw, vulnerable, and electrifying as her acclaimed songs. Melissa shares hard truths...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Language
English
Description
"Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie's world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette...
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Language
English
Description
"Travis Barker's soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer's art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery--a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood. It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life, inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts...
9) Jazz
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Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music.
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Series
Aven Green volume 03
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to choose an instrument to play. When she decides to try the piano, Aven is disappointed she can't master Mozart in one whole day. To cheer up Aven, her parents take her to see a musician who was also born without arms. With new inspiration and a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven is ready for the school talent show. Will she take center stage? Or will she blow her big...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Taylor Swift went from singing karaoke in a roadhouse as a young teen to being a musical icon by her twenties. But what is her life like when the cameras aren't flashing? High-interest details and bold photos of her high-profile life will enthrall reluctant and struggling readers, while carefully leveled text will leave them feeling confident"--
16) When it's real
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English
Description
Meet Oakley Ford -- teen celebrity, renowned pop star, child of famous movie stars, hottie with millions of fangirls and a reputation as a restless, too-charming troublemaker. On the surface he has it all, but with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry, and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley's team decides it's time for an intervention. The result: an image overhaul, complete with a fake...
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English
Description
Robert Plant is a living legend. The front man of Led Zeppelin, one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time, Plant defined the very notion of what it means to be a rock god. The sheer scale of Led Zeppelin's success is extraordinary. In the United States alone they have sold seventy million records, a figure surpassed only by the Beatles, while "Stairway to Heaven," the band's most famous song, has been played more times on American...
20) My cross to bear
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Language
English
Description
For the first time, the author, a rock music icon, and one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock's...
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