Music in Our Schools Month

After learning a devastating truth about his unstable, rock-star father, 17-year-old Blade travels to Ghana in order to come to terms with his family history and forge his own identity.

Bri aspires to be a rapper — but to make her dreams come true, she'll need to overcome family hardships, prejudice at school, and misconceptions about her art.

Freedman's meticulously researched biography of vocalist Marian Anderson contextualizes the singer's life within the broader movement for civil rights and equality.

Amina, a Pakistani-American girl, struggles to balance her commitment to her culture with her desire to fit in. When her mosque is vandalized, Amina must finally find her voice.

A sequel to Amina's Voice, this novel follows Amina as she tries to help her friends understand the beauty of Pakistan after her presentation on Malala Yousafzai goes awry.

In 1941, composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote a symphony in response to the relentless Siege of Leningrad. M.T. Anderson explores both the siege and Shostakovich's work in this award-winning nonfiction account.

The musical Hamilton is a phenomenon. Combining the techniques and beats of rap with the biography of the Founding Father on the ten-dollar bill, Hamilton has taken Broadway by storm and is a Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama.

Twelve-year-old Malú loves punk rock, but her mother and the strict principal at her new school definitely do not. With the help of her fellow "misfits," Malú fights to express who she truly is.

This account of teacher Lou Volpe, who built a renowned high school theater program in a struggling town, was written by one of Volpe's former students.

Best friends Noah and Walt bond over their shared love of baseball and appreciation for jazz. With the help of some vintage love letters (and some intervention from Walt), Noah tries to express his true feelings for his long-time crush, Sam. But as Walt and Noah attempt to "find cool," division and prejudice within their community cause their lives to take an unexpected turn.

Clayton Byrd dreams of playing the blues, just like his grandfather. When his grandfather dies, a distraught Clayton runs away from home in the hopes of joining a blues band.

In this hilarious novel, 13-year-old Nate sneaks off to New York City to audition for a role in a Broadway play. Learn this list in which the vocabulary from the novel takes center stage. Break a leg!

In this popular graphic novel, Callie works on the stage crew of her school's spring musical while trying to navigate friendships and crushes.

When a popular DJ is murdered, her friends Kya and Fuse must team up to solve the crime.

Garvey loves reading and astronomy, but his father pressures him to be an athlete. Then Garvey is chosen as a soloist in the school choir — and music might provide a way for him and his father to connect.

The lives of three children become intertwined when they encounter a musical instrument with a mysterious history.

When his little brother is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's normal teenage life is thrown into chaos.

During the Great Depression, a ten-year-old boy hits the road in search of the father he has never known.

Born mute, Louis the swan learns to read, write, and play the trumpet in the hopes of communicating with another swan named Serena.

Seventeen ­year-old Mia has an out-of-body experience—and faces a heartbreaking choice—after a devastating car accident.

In this sequel to Simon vs. the Homo-Sapiens Agenda, Leah Burke navigates difficulties during her senior year: her mom's new relationship, college admissions, tensions among her friends, and a painful crush.

Dicey and her siblings adjust to life on their grandmother's farm.

Ten-year-old Amelia learns to cope with her noise sensitivity while learning to play music and make new friends in fifth grade.

After Steph is killed, his friends and sister try to promote his music — and solve the mystery of his murder.

After suffering painful losses, three teens find solace in music — and each other.

When a beloved teacher unexpectedly dies, Sparrow Cooke wishes she could just fly away. Through music, Sparrow finds a way to cope with her loneliness and social anxiety.

The only member of her family to survive the Nazi concentration camps, Gerta struggles to rebuild her life and rekindle her passion for music.

After a member of the royal court is murdered, half-dragon musical prodigy Seraphina gets drawn into the investigation and uncovers a plot to destroy peace in the kingdom of Goredd.

Twelve-year-old Zora Lee Johnson and Andrea Byrd meet at a summer camp in Michigan and discover they have more in common than their musical talents.