Denver Public Library: Teens: Entertainment/media

Music Books and Links

Fiction
	What a Song Can Do: 12 Riffs on the Power of Music edited by Jennifer Armstrong A collection of twelve stories by different authors that celebrate the power of music.
	King of the Creeps by Steven Banks When a nerdy, unpopular high school senior notices his resemblance to Bob Dylan, he leaves home for Greenwich Village in 1963 to become a folk singer.
	Beige by Cecil Castellucci Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.
	Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
	Pop Princess by Rachel Cohn Yearning to escape the small Massachusetts town where her family retreated after her sister's death, Wonder Blake gets her chance when her sister's manager offers Wonder a record contract on her sixteenth birthday.
	Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
	Just Listen by Sarah Dessen Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.
	Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
	Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes A disparate group of high school students thrown together in detention form a band to play at a school talent show and end up competing with a wildly popular local rock band.
	Born to Rock by Gordon Korman High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend.
	Heavy Metal and You by Christopher Krovatin High schooler Sam begins losing himself when he falls for a preppy girl who wants him to give up getting wasted with his best friends and even his passion for heavy metal music in order to become a better person.
	Harlem Hustle by Janet McDonald Eric "Hustle" Samson, a smart and street-wise seventeen-year-old dropout from Harlem, aspires to rap stardom, a dream he naively believes is about to come true.
	Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star by Randy Powell For a tribute to his mother, a dead rock star, fifteen-year-old Grady returns to Seattle, where he faces his mixed feelings for his retarded younger half-brother Louie while pondering his own future.
	The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld As an ancient evil stirs beneath the streets of New York City, infecting rats and people like a plague, five quirky teens come together to form a "New Sound" band whose music seems to have paranormal power.

Nonfiction
	Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang Based on original interviews with DJs, rappers, graffiti writers, activists and gang members, this work chronicles the events, the ideas, the music and the art that marked the hip-hop generation's rise from the ashes of the 1960s into the new millennium.
	Spin: 20 Years of Alternative Music edited by Will Hermes with Sia Michel Original writing on rock, hip-hop, techno and beyond.
	Will the Circle be Unbroken: Country Music in America edited by Paul Kinsgbury and Alanna Nash Charting the history of country music from its folk beginnings to the billion-dollar business it is today.
	The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop's Greatest Songs by Felicia Pride With each life lesson aptly titled after a hip-hop song, such as Kanye West's “Jesus Walks” or GangStarr's “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow,” The Message explores spirituality, success, love, business and more through hip-hop.
	Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture by Leslie Simon & Trevor Kelley The definitive handbook for the popular form of confessional punk rock known as emo. From fashion to ideology, music to movies, eating habits to adulthood, it's all covered here with razor-sharp wit.
	The Rough Guide to Punk by Al Spicer The Rough Guide to Punk casts a sneering glance at the musicians, fashions, icons and record labels behind the sub-culture that revolutionized pop music.

Online Music and Links Check the Denver Public Library Catalog for CDs we have on order! Write a Review on Books, Movies and Music Available from any Denver Public Library or from home with a Denver Public Library Card Don't have a library card? Sign up online! DPL eFlicks Download a music documentary and watch it right from your computer or mobile device! Smithsonian Global Sound Listen to traditional folk, blues, jazz and spoken word recordings online. Classical Music Library from DPL Listen to classical music online! Music Reviews by Teens Read reviews or write your own! Last.fm Works with your iTunes collection, gives recommendations and allows you to share. Pandora A music discovery site that allows you to create your own radio stations. FineTune The mix tape experience taken online. Mog A kind of MySpace for music lovers. MySpace Music Did you know that MySpace started out as a place for musicians to promote themselves? Even if you don't have a MySpace account, you can still listen to great music online.

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