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Growing Up Singing
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Common One Day It'll All Make Sense The Grammy Award-winning recording artist and actor shares the story of his life, from his youth on Chicago's South side and rise in the hip-hop industry to his movie appearances and the lessons he has learned as a son and a father. Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) |
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Davis, Joyce Can't Stop the Shine When an American-Idol-esque competition comes to Atlanta, Kalia, at the urging of her sister Mariama, tries out and makes the top twenty, which brings about jealousy--both on stage and at home. Teen Fiction Book |
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Ehrenhaft, Daniel Friend is Not a Verb While sixteen-year-old Hen's family and friends try to make his supposed dreams of becoming a rock star come true, he deals with the reality of being in a band with an ex-girlfriend, a friendship that may become love, and his older sister's mysterious disappearance and reappearance. Teen Fiction Book Other formats available |
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Hannan, Peter My Big Mouth When Davis Delaware moves to a new school after the death of his mother, he immediately gets on the wrong side of Gerald, the school bully, when he creates a band called The Amazing Dweebs along with Molly, the girl he has a crush on--who also happens to be Gerald's girlfriend. Teen Fiction Book |
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Haston, Meg How to Rock Break-ups and Make-ups Twelve-year-old Kacey Simon's jealousy threatens her popularity when her new crush Zander's ex-girlfriend and former lead singer, Stevie, arrives in town. Teen Fiction Book |
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Jay-Z Decoded Decoded ... a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time--Dust jacket. Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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Jean, Wyclef Purpose In a Revelation-filled memoir that touches on the universal themes of poverty, immigration, religion, father/son relationships, and the heights of celebrity, one of music's most talented and innovative artists, Wyclef Jean, provides a candid and deeply personal look at his life and career. Book jacket. Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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McMahon, Tyler How the Mistakes Were Made Former punk rocker Laura Loss joins with two talented young musicians, Sean and Nathan, to form the group The Mistakes, and as they rise to fame, they must come to terms with their stardom and the volatile bonds among the three. Adult Fiction Book |
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Nelson, Jandy The Sky is Everywhere In the months after her sister dies, seventeen-year-old Lennie falls into a love triangle and discovers the strength to follow her dream of becoming a musician. Teen Fiction Book Other formats available |
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Queen Latifah Put On Your Crown A wake-up call to empowerment. Oscar-nominated actress, Grammy-winning entertainer, entrepreneur--Queen Latifah has done it all. Through everything she has encountered, she has come to love herself, including her flaws. But this transformation didn't happen overnight: The Queen had to overcome a series of challenges--difficult moments--before she knew she was going to emerge triumphant. Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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Scott, Mindi Freefall A bass guitar player in a teen rock band deals with alcoholism, his best friend's death, and first love. Teen Fiction Book |
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St. Nicholas, Randee Prince : 21 Nights This beautifully designed photographic essay flows from Prince's sensational, unprecedented, record-breaking, sold-out 21 concerts in 21 nights at London's O2 Arena in 2007. Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Taylor, Chandra Sparks Spin it Like That Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Richardson has a love for music. When she gets on the turntables, her gift for spinning and rhyming earn her admiration and respect. She's also talented academically, but her parents disapprove of their daughter's hobby, hoping it's a phase she's going through. Teen Fiction Book |
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Vega, Denise Rock On High school sophomore Ori Taylor, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter in a nameless rock band, has always been known as the easily-overlooked younger brother of Del, a high school sports star, but when Del suddenly returns home from college just as Ori is starting to gain some confidence in himself, Del expects everything to return to the way it used to be. Teen Fiction Book |
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