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."
Forty years after her death, Janis Joplin remains among the most compelling and influential figures in rock-and-roll history. She was vulnerable, powerful, super wide open, talented, and interesting in a kind of terrifying way.” Building from Andrew’s full-hearted and contradictory description, Angel presents a nuanced account of the groundbreaking musician’s life, beginning with her challenging adolescence in Port Arthur, Texas. A groovy page design, patterned in shades of purple and acid green; a lively annotated time line; and unforgettable archival images will pull even more attention to this captivating view of a musician rarely spotlighted in books for youth.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Angel has done her homework well, helping the reader to understand both the conservative, restrictive Texas that Janis longed to escape, and the wild and wooly world of Haight Ashbury and the San Francisco music scene. While Janis's drug and alcohol use are not soft pedaled, Angel also explains the difference in the laws and mores of the 60's. You are taken inside Janis's conflicted soul...wanting to be "the pretty girl" on the one hand, but acting aggressively uncouth to mask this desire."
"I see her as a dynamic lady who was bigger than life but at the same time a scared little girl that just wanted to be loved and accepted."
"Janis is one of my favorites so how could this be bad."
"This book covers Janis's life starting from her days at Port Arthur High School, in Port Arthur, Texas, and covering her life and career up through her untimely death, and even beyond her death. The book contains an appendix that covers a time line of Janis's life, beginning with her birth on January 19,1943, in Port Arthur, Texas, continuing through her life & career, her death, and ends with The American Music Masters Tribute to Janis, including Lucinda Williams singing a song about Janis on November 14, of 2009. This book includes many illustrations from Janis's High School Years, from her career, up to tribute performances, after her death."
"This is a wonderful non-fiction young adult book."
"I followed Janis Joplin's music in her heyday and still enjoy books and plays about her music and her hard life."
"I own every single biography ever written about Janis Joplin, so when I saw "Rise Up Singing," I jumped and immediately bought it."
From Berry Gordy and his remarkable vision to the Civil Rights movement, from the behind-the-scenes musicians, choreographers, and song writers to the most famous recording artists of the century, Andrea Davis Pinkney takes readers on a Rhythm Ride through the story of Motown. “A well-crafted spin that will reverberate in the hearts of music, African American culture, and history buffs.” ― School Library Journal, starred review.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I didn't expect it to be so beautifully produced and illustrated with photos, and the result is that you're transported into the heart of the Motown scene."
"I may use this for my 6th grade classes' nonfiction next year."
"Interesting addition for a Motown book collection."
"They are all pop sensations that arose from a music company called Motown Sound or Hitsville U.S.A. In the story, “Rhythm Ride” New York Times- Bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney wonderfully describes the fascinating story of the birth of this famous record company. A great thing about this novel is that there is a real photograph on almost every page complete with a caption that relates it with what is going on in the story. Berry Gordy said, “Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers.” As well as, “I have this ability to find this hidden talent in people that sometimes even they didn't know they had.”. Kate D, 13, Central Pennsylvania Mensa."
"Expecting a juvenile history of the Motown years I was floored with the in-depth narrative of the history of not only Motown music but the whole Motown scene, a biography of Barry Goldie himself and even more interesting a discourse of US African-American history from the 50s to 80s through the voice of their music. An extremely interesting book with tons of history I knew nothing about. This book deals with every possible subject you could imagine about the times, the stars and the music but it does take two hard-hitting historical detours which are necessary when telling the African-American story from any point of view, even through its music. I don't like this part of our history, but it happened and is an important part of the Groove."
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.
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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."
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 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 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."
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 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."