musicians

"Seventeen-year-old Marty Pierce leaves small-town Kentucky for London, hoping to explore his sexuality and find work playing oboe, but homesickness, anxiety, and his dwindling savings worsen even as his dreams are coming true"--Publisher.

A boy who enjoys music and fun at his grandparents' homes ends the quiet in his own by persuading his grandfathers, who immigrated from different countries, to get out their accordions and play. Includes author's note about his own immigrant grandparents.

Country Music discusses what today's musicians are doing, how they attract a following, and what they are saying through their music.

Pop Music discusses what today's musicians are doing, how they attract a following, and what they are saying through their music.

K-Pop discusses what today's musicians are doing, how they attract a following, and what they are saying through their music.

Join us as we explore some of the most famous dances in the world--from the tango of Argentina to the bamboo-leaping tinikling of the Philippines--and see how different cultures use dance to tell a story or woo a partner or invoke the divine.

"Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about herself, starting with her name, so while spending a summer with her father, a cellist, she decides to become someone else"--Publisher.

Discusses the accomplishments of twelve influential musicians and their impact on the world.

This book spotlights 12 entertainers from around the world who are living their dreams despite their disabilities.

"When a tornado destroys his Tulsa home, fifteen-year-old Carter Danforth is trapped in the pawnshop where his father hawked his custom, left-handed Martin guitar six years earlier before taking off, leaving him with nothing but a hankering to pluck strings and enough heartache to sing the blues. Carter's mother, meanwhile, is injured during the storm and winds up in the hospital"--Back cover.