Best Teen & Young Adult Music
Go Big or Go Home narrates Scotty's journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million across America tuning in to see him win Season 10 of "American Idol”. By age 21, the talented singer/songwriter has sold nearly 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums at No.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Scotty includes wonderful stories about his family, his early musical influences, life on the road with his band, Dry County, the ups and downs of the music business and what he has learned about himself along the way. (If you have any "reluctant" readers in your family, get them the audio version!"
"This book is informative, touching, funny, inspirational --- a wonderful book from a wonderful young man---singer, songwriter, and star!"
"Scotty is adorable and more importantly a man after God's heart and not afraid to share it. It will encourage youth to pursue their dreams and help them gain the confidence to stay true to who they are and not to always follow the crowd."
"He is genuine, his writings show his love for God, his family, his hometown, his close friends, the team of folk it takes to keep everything going and his fans."
"I've been a fan of Scotty's from the first Idol promo I seen with him on it!"
"As a "McCreerian" I know a lot about Scotty and his family and friends, but reading "Go Big Or Go Home" has opened my eyes to a whole new side of this amazing young man."
"Scotty's book is an amazing read."
"So happy to have this book to add to my collection. What a great kid and he has such an amazing family."
2 Zayn
Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction. Reviews for Mind of Mine : “A singer eager to reclaim the parts of himself that five years in the pop klieg lights forced into the shadows.”— The New York Times “Sonically, you won’t find many pop albums in 2016 more immaculately conceived than this.”— SPIN “Sublime.”— USA Today “Malik can sing . he's done this before, but not like this.”— Rolling Stone “A moody, deeply textured R&B album…”— Los Angeles Times “Zayn has clearly achieved his aim of making an album of sexy, credible pop-R&B.”— NME. ZAYN is an internationally celebrated music artist whose debut solo release, Mind of Mine , made him the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with both his debut single and debut album.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"You really have to read his story to understand where's he's at in life & from where he's coming from."
"I admire his bravery in this, as he really took down the walls and made himself to vulnerable for his fans and for the world."
"Daughter loves Zayn and was so excited to get this."
"The pages are a little wavy, unsure if they're intentionally like this, other than that the book is in excellent condition."
"I loooove it he's such a beautiful soul, and we have a lot in common the photography was stunning, his story is worth being heard."
"this book is bomb as heck...gotta love Zayn."
"Yea...what can you say other than...IT'S ZAYN!!!!"
"I feel like more people need to read this more specifically his haters because he talks about why he left that controlling band and how hard it was for him."
The girls of Little Mix share the real behind-the-scenes story of their personal lives and their success. Their debut album, DNA , earned the highest debut U.S. chart position by a British girl group, breaking the record previously held by the Spice Girls.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is brimming with candid writing from all four girls about their childhood, families, relationships, and artistic struggles before The X Factor, as well as insights into their time on the reality TV show, and what it was like to be thrust into the limelight and beyond."
"A great insight into their personal lives and their career."
"The girls are so incredibly honest and open in this book."
"Such a cute fan of little mix love hearing their journey."
"I love it..!"
"Can tell they wrote it."
"Great for knowing their whole story, from their childhood to their stardom."
Best Teen & Young Adult Musician Biographies
Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction. Reviews for Mind of Mine : “A singer eager to reclaim the parts of himself that five years in the pop klieg lights forced into the shadows.”— The New York Times “Sonically, you won’t find many pop albums in 2016 more immaculately conceived than this.”— SPIN “Sublime.”— USA Today “Malik can sing . he's done this before, but not like this.”— Rolling Stone “A moody, deeply textured R&B album…”— Los Angeles Times “Zayn has clearly achieved his aim of making an album of sexy, credible pop-R&B.”— NME. ZAYN is an internationally celebrated music artist whose debut solo release, Mind of Mine , made him the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with both his debut single and debut album.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"You really have to read his story to understand where's he's at in life & from where he's coming from."
"I admire his bravery in this, as he really took down the walls and made himself to vulnerable for his fans and for the world."
"Daughter loves Zayn and was so excited to get this."
"The pages are a little wavy, unsure if they're intentionally like this, other than that the book is in excellent condition."
"I loooove it he's such a beautiful soul, and we have a lot in common the photography was stunning, his story is worth being heard."
"this book is bomb as heck...gotta love Zayn."
"Yea...what can you say other than...IT'S ZAYN!!!!"
"I feel like more people need to read this more specifically his haters because he talks about why he left that controlling band and how hard it was for him."
Best Teen & Young Adult Classical Music
“Engaging. Jane Rosenberg’s delightful retellings for children of the greatest operas―whether the tales are read as introductions to a opera or to relive a production already seen, art and text combine to give a clear understanding of plot, scene, and character. Similar in style to Rosenberg's earlier work on ballet, Dance Me a Story , this engaging volume of opera stories is sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The text is not the typical children's book made of large print and miniature paragraphs; rather, it reads at perhaps a middle-school level, telling the story of several operas."
"Nothing can really compare to seeing one of these works in person by a great opera company, but this book is a fantastic way to indtroduce your children to fantastic stories and the world of opera in a way other than the actual music."
"Not for young chiildren."
"Grandson (6yrs) loving the Liberetto of each opera!"
"Good selection of opera plots; just wish there were more color illustrations."
"Thank you SO much Met Opera House for publishing this book."
"This book was just too "cutesy," and overly detailed, both in text and illustrations, for my purpuses."
Best Teen & Young Adult Music History
Discover the fascinating and often humorous stories of twenty famous musicians—people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods. In this enthralling work, Krull dishes 16 of the movers and shakers in musical history--from Vivaldi and the "three B's" (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms) to Gilbert and Sullivan, Woody Guthrie and Scott Joplin (early critics of his ragtime accused it of causing permanent brain damage and ruining people's morals). Krull masterfully distills the essentials of each musician's life into snappy prose, an attitude echoed in the book's lively, playful design (the introductory page for each musician, for example, contains not only pertinent information but tantalizing, often cryptic "kickers" as well--the one above Brahms's name alludes to his checked underwear, which audiences occasionally glimpsed when the absent-minded conductor forgot to fasten his suspenders). She, too, has an eye for detail, pulling out appropriate visual tidbits from the text--Bach's prized silver coffeepots, for example, grace a page corner. In three or four pages each, such masters as Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky; popular composers such as Gilbert & Sullivan, Joplin, and Gershwin; and even folk hero Woody Guthrie are profiled.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A great tool to use with students."
"Good intro to great musicians...perfect for kids as they can appreciate these musical icons as real people as well as musical geniuses...and this is encouraging for young people just starting to explore their interests in great music."
"I listen to a classical music station which includes interesting facts about the musicians' private lives."
"I bought this for my 10 year old granddaughter."
"Great book for my niece, it's an easy read and quite informative."
"Love this book."
"She started with Lives of the Presidents and then Lives of the Artists and now we are reading Lives of the Musicians."
"Nice to have a book that is easy for students to read."
Best Teen & Young Adult Music Instruction
For Beginners to Intermediate - A comprehensive, lesson by lesson method covering all aspects of basic classical guitar technique, progressing through the most common keys and incorporating some of the world's most popular classical guitar pieces.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this book to teach myself a proper way of learning the beautiful classical guitar and I have a Miguel Contreras spanish made classical."
"But also gives me enough info to be able to ask a guitar player questions in an intelligent, savy sort of way."
"After that you would do well to get several of the supplemental books offered by Waldron to practice at that level. You will gain the most out of your guitar career by being good at reading music or having a flawless ear. TAB is easy but it will let you down and cut you off from learning more advanced music especially in classical. Any classical guitar book with only TAB should be avoided until you master reading music. I do recommend getting one of his "Popular Classics of the Great Composers" book/CDs to give you additional challenges and rewards as you work through the book."
"However, I did want to point out that the edition I purchased has a 2010 copyright, a full 30 years later than the one listed above for Amazon."
"The CD is terrible."
"I love Noad's book, but also liked very much using this book to get better idea about scales."
"I have purchased other classical guitar methods books including Pumping Nylon, Parkening and one of the Romeros and I can say that this is the most user friendly, practical and genuinely educational one of them all."
Best Teen & Young Adult Popular Music
Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction. Reviews for Mind of Mine : “A singer eager to reclaim the parts of himself that five years in the pop klieg lights forced into the shadows.”— The New York Times “Sonically, you won’t find many pop albums in 2016 more immaculately conceived than this.”— SPIN “Sublime.”— USA Today “Malik can sing . he's done this before, but not like this.”— Rolling Stone “A moody, deeply textured R&B album…”— Los Angeles Times “Zayn has clearly achieved his aim of making an album of sexy, credible pop-R&B.”— NME. ZAYN is an internationally celebrated music artist whose debut solo release, Mind of Mine , made him the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with both his debut single and debut album.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"You really have to read his story to understand where's he's at in life & from where he's coming from."
"I admire his bravery in this, as he really took down the walls and made himself to vulnerable for his fans and for the world."
"Daughter loves Zayn and was so excited to get this."
"The pages are a little wavy, unsure if they're intentionally like this, other than that the book is in excellent condition."
"I loooove it he's such a beautiful soul, and we have a lot in common the photography was stunning, his story is worth being heard."
"this book is bomb as heck...gotta love Zayn."
"Yea...what can you say other than...IT'S ZAYN!!!!"
"I feel like more people need to read this more specifically his haters because he talks about why he left that controlling band and how hard it was for him."
Best Teen & Young Adult Rap & Hip-Hop Music
365 Hip-Hop: Daily Motivational Quotes is the first book to provide encouragement and hope by pulling from the positive things your favorite Hip-Hop and R&B artists have said. Today Carl uses the life lessons he learned in the streets and in the boardroom to encourage individuals to overcome their circumstances, choose the right circle of influences, and understand their self-worth.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Carl Michel has crafted his first book 365 Hip-Hop around that concept and love of the art form."
"The perfect way to start your day is with daily motivational quotes and affirmations from this book!"
"What a great way to take the music we all love, and make it a daily inspiration and devotional."
"Hip Hop is no longer dead!!!"
"some verses are very conceptual or contextual and he doesnt make the connection apparent."
"Ok, finally got to dig into the book and I don't know if I love the book or the mind of the man behind it more!lol.... Can't wait to pass it on to my daughter whom loves music... great way to introduce her to some of the industries best artist🖒🖒🖒❤."
"Still reading this book."
"Fresh perspective!"
Best Teen & Young Adult Rock Music
A series of music Mad Libs from Live Nation! Jameson LaMarca is a longtime Foo Fighters fan and the author of many Mad Libs for adults and children.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My 8 year old loves Mad Libs."
"These are a blast !!!"
"Great gift for my Foo Fighter/Dave Grohl fan-girl-obsessed BFF, it was a major hit!"
"Daughter loves this!"
"It's Foo Fighters madlib."
Best Teen & Young Adult Music Songbooks
Learn the customs and traditions of Christmas in Germany through a bilingual story while enjoying the season's favorite songs.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I really liked this I have been looking for something that would remind me of my childhood."
"I like the music and the German/English text."
"Bought as a gift for our granddaughter who's taking German classes."
"This is fun for introducing kids to German and what Christmas traditions they have there."
"Absolutely wonderful book."
"Enjoy the CD very much."
"This is the third book I have ordered for gifts Love the reading and songs together Would order another book to give as a gift Friends loved this book as well."