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Not Another Love Song
by Olivia Wildenstein
Success requires sacrifice. No one understands this better than high school senior Angie, who's worked her entire life toward her dream of making it onto Nashville's music scene. When her idol, Mona Stone, launches a songwriting competition, Angie's dream suddenly feels within reach. Against her mother's wishes, Angie pours her heart and soul into creating a song worthy of Mona.
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Generation Misfits
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Starting a real school for the first time, 11-year-old Millie Nakakura makes friends with a band of misfits and fellow Japanese pop-music lovers, who all come together when one of their members is in need of support.
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Ghost Wood Song
by Erica Waters
Inheriting her father’s ability to summon ghosts from the grave through fiddle music, a gay teen reluctantly enlists the help of otherworldly witnesses to prove her brother’s innocence in the wake of a murder charge.
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Lucy in the Sky
by Kiara Brinkman
It's the first day of seventh grade, and everything is going downhill for Lucy Sutcliffe. At school, she has the feeling her friends are all leaving her behind. But everything changes the day Lucy discovers a box of her father's Beatles records. Inspired by their music, she gets a drum set and forms an all-girl rock band with her friends.
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Can't Take That Away
by Steven Salvatore
When Carey Parker, a genderqueer teen who dreams of being a diva like their hero Mariah Carey, is cast as the female lead in the school musical, they must fight against discrimination and injustice from their closed-minded school administration.
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Muted
by Tami Charles
A tale inspired by true events traces the experiences of a talented singer who wants to escape her all-white community before catching the attention of an R&B star who gives her access to fame and luxury in exchange for unscrupulous sacrifices.
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You Will Be Found
by Benj Pasek
The award-winning creators of Dear Evan Hansen present an illustrated collector’s edition of the inspirational lyrics of the hit song marking the triumphant part of the story where the title character’s words go viral.
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Where the Rhythm Takes You
by Sarah Dass
Presents a romantic, mesmerizing story of first love and second chances, all to the tunes of sweet soca music.
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XOXO
by Axie Oh
Jenny never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk.
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The Sound of Stars
by Alechia Dow
Planet Earth is occupied by aliens called the Ilori. Because human emotional expression is grounds for execution, books, music and art have all been outlawed, but when an alien finds seventeen-year-old Ellie's secret library it changes things for both of them.
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A Soft Place to Land
by Janae Marks
After her father loses his job, Joy and her family move into an apartment building where she finds solace in a mystery letter from another kid in the building who is also struggling.
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More Than Maybe
by Erin Hahn
The spotlight-avoiding son of a famous punk rocker and his fellow music blogger, a girl who aspires to work for Rolling Stone magazine, struggle with growing crushes on each other that they do not realize are mutual.
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The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu
Forbidden by 18th-century restrictions to pursue her dream of becoming a composer, the musically gifted older sister of Wolfgang Mozart risks everything she cares about by accepting an irresistible offer from a mysterious stranger.
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I'll Be The One
by Lyla Lee
A nuanced celebration of body positivity by the author of the Mindy Kim series follows the experiences of a plus-sized teen girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition to become the next big K-pop star.
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