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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
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"At twenty-two years old, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She's in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her--and she's forced to decide what her next move should be. Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening...
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[2015].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
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Mitch Albom creates a magical world through his love of music in this remarkable new novel about the power of talent to change our lives. This is the epic story of Frankie Presto - the greatest guitar player who ever lived - and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue strings. Frankie, born in a burning church, abandoned as an infant, and raised by a music teacher in a small Spanish town, until war rips his life apart. At 9-years-old, he...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
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The voice of Music narrates the tale of its most beloved disciple, young Frankie Presto, a war orphan raised by a blind music teacher in a small Spanish town. At nine years old, Frankie is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings. But Frankie's talent is touched by the gods, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the 20th century, from classical to jazz to rock...
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Maybe (Colleen Hoover) volume 3
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What is more important? Friendship, loyalty, or love? Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson collaborate once again to bring fans of "Maybe Someday" back into the musical world of Ridge Lawson and Sydney Blake. And Maggie. And Warren and Bridgette.
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"In this hard-rocking, spine-tingling supernatural thriller, the washed-up guitarist of a '90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy. Grady Hendrix, horror writer and author of Paperbacks from Hell and My Best Friend's Exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet. In the 1990s, heavy metal band D�rt W�rk was poised for breakout success--but then lead singer Terry...
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Band on the run volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Ambitious Paige Walters is ecstatic when she's hired to recruit musicians for a literacy campaign--it's her chance to prove she's got the chops to make it in the family business. When Dylan steps in, she immediately dislikes him and vows not to let the fallen idol screw it up. But as the work brings Paige and Dylan closer together, their attraction grows...and so do their challenges...--Provided by Publisher.
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[2023]
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"On the night of December 31, 1989-as the Berlin Wall is coming down, the Soviet Union is inching toward democracy, and anything seems possible-a down-on-his luck musician crashes a party and crosses paths with the accomplished and enigmatic young heir to a fading musical dynasty, forever altering both of their futures"--
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Miramar Bay novels volume 9
Pub. Date
2024.
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When his Aunt Amelia, his closest friend and greatest supporter, passes away, leaving him her home in Miramar, classical guitarist Ian Hart uses this opportunity to reflect and move forward after a scandal destroyed his career but instead finds himself drawn to another newcomer, artist Kari Langham, who changes everything.
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The Lillys volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
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"Growing up, Antonia "Toni" Bennett's guitar was her only companion...until she met Sebastian Quick. Seb was a little older, a lot wiser, and he became Toni's way out, promising they'd escape their small town together. Then Seb turned eighteen and split without looking back. Now, Toni B is all grown up and making a name for herself in Philadelphia's indie scene. When a friend suggests she try out for the hottest new band in the country, she decides...
11) La guitarrista
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Canta finds a guitar in the trash, she is one step closer to becoming a rock star. Even though the guitar is broken and she doesn’t know how to play, nothing can stop Canta from going after her dreams!"--
12) Bombproof
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2010
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Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock star but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances.
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"Willie Nelson, country music's quintessential musician, displays all the wit and warmth of his homespun style of storytelling in an inspiring holiday novel based on his classic Christmas song, "Pretty Paper." More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson's beloved Christmas song "Pretty Paper" first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his song....
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[2017]
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El joven Frankie Presto es un huérfano de guerra criado por un profesor de música ciego en un pequeño pueblo español. A los nueve años, Frankie es enviado a Estados Unidos en el fondo de un bote. Su única posesión es una guitarra vieja. El talento de Frankie es tocado por los dioses, y su increíble viaje lo lleva a través del paisaje musical del siglo XX, desde el clásico hasta el jazz y el rock and roll, con su impresionante talento que...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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Miguel's abuelita, his parents, and his to̕s and ta̕s all want him to join the family shoe business. And yet Miguel has a secret dream--he longs to play guitar, just like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. But when a mysterious chain of events leads him to the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead, Miguel finds there may be a way to become a musician and get his family's blessing. Soon he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on...
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Bocchi the rock! volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
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Hitori "Bocchi" Gotoh once played guitar in solitude, but ever since Nijika roped her into joining Kessoku Band, she's started to emerge from her shell...kinda. She may still be a nervous wreck, but with a show or two under her belt, a part-time job, and even some real-life friends, those rocker fantasies don't seem so unrealistic anymore! However, the band's about to face its biggest challenge yet-performing onstage at the school festival! Can Bocchi...