BOOK MARKED
‘Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip
Through the Motown Sound’
Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney
treats him like the new kid, except the Backstagers.

Jory’s a bit reluctant to join the lowly stage crew
but soon discovers there’s a whole new world back-
stage—literally. But in order to put on the best show
ever, they have to deal with the supernatural first.

Luckily, there are more installments of this graphic
novel series, as well as prose chapter books.

In 1969, Berry Gordy converted his garage into
a recording studio and recruited neighborhood
kids to come sing on his brand-new record label.

Those neighborhood kids became household
names, and Gordy’s label created a sound that
helped define an era. Pinkney takes readers on a ‘If I Stay’
journey though the music of the time period.

Written by Gayle Forman
After a car accident kills her parents and brother,
‘Stand Up, Yumi Chung!’
classical cellist Mia lies in a coma in the hospital.

Suspended between life and death, surrounded by
Written by Jessica Kim
Yumi suffers from many #shygirlproblems but her friends and extended family, Mia flashes back on
dreams of being a stand-up comedian. She has a her life, especially her relationship with her rocker
notebook of material—she’s just looking for a stage. boyfriend and the role music played in their lives.

When a comedy camp taught by one of her idols
mistakes her for one of its campers, she jumps at the ‘Failing Up: How to Take Risks,
chance. Only now she’s caught in a web of lies, and Aim Higher, and Never Stop
she’ll need her new self-confidence to get out of it. Learning’
YOUNG ADULT
Written by Leslie Odom Jr.

Before starring in “Hamilton,” Leslie Odom Jr
put in years of work and study to become the best
actor and singer he could be. Using stories from
his life, he shares advice and questions for read-
Written by James Tynion,
ers to think over as they go about creating their
illustrated by Rian Sygh
When Jory transfers to St. Genesius, everyone own journeys, no matter the field. T
‘The Backstagers:
Rebels Without Applause’
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