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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read YA Books About Music to Pump Up the Volume

"Here's a round-up of some of the best YA books for music lovers. The collection below includes fiction and nonfiction, about real musicians as well as those experiencing and loving music in a fictionalized setting. There are YA books about bands in here, including teens who play in a band or want to play in a band. But what's certain is these YA books about music will resonate with teens AND those who are beyond their teen years but still remember the passionate feelings songs and music ignite."
Note: There were only 49 books on Book Riot's list.
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After Tupac & D Foster (Jacqueline Woodson)
After Tupac & D Foster
1
Jacqueline Woodson
Amplified (Tara Kelly)
Amplified
2
Tara Kelly
Audrey, Wait! (Robin Benway)
Audrey, Wait!
3
Robin Benway
The Beauty That Remains (Ashley Woodfolk)
The Beauty That Remains
4
Ashley Woodfolk
Beige (Cecil Castellucci)
Beige
5
Cecil Castellucci
Born to Rock (Gordon Korman)
Born to Rock
6
Gordon Korman
The Brightsiders (Jen Wilde)
The Brightsiders
7
Jen Wilde
California Dreamin' (Penelope Bagieu)
California Dreamin'
8
Penelope Bagieu
The Carnival at Bray (Jessie Ann Foley)
The Carnival at Bray
9
Jessie Ann Foley
Dirty Little Secret (Jennifer Echols)
Dirty Little Secret
10
Jennifer Echols
The Disenchantments
The Disenchantments
11
DJ Rising (Love Maia)
DJ Rising
12
Love Maia
Exile (Kevin Emerson)
Exile
13
Kevin Emerson
Finding Yvonne (Brandy Colbert)
Finding Yvonne
14
Brandy Colbert
Five Flavors of Dumb (Antony John)
Five Flavors of Dumb
15
Antony John
For the Record (Charlotte Huang)
For the Record
16
Charlotte Huang
Give Me Some Truth (Eric Gansworth)
Give Me Some Truth
17
Eric Gansworth
Glitz (Philana Marie Boles)
Glitz
18
Philana Marie Boles
Good Enough (Paula Yoo)
Good Enough
19
Paula Yoo
Harlem Hustle (Janet Mcdonald)
Harlem Hustle
20
Janet Mcdonald
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone (Stephanie Kuehnert)
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
21
Stephanie Kuehnert
I'm Glad I Did (Cynthia Weil)
I'm Glad I Did
22
Cynthia Weil
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing (Ann Angel)
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing
23
Ann Angel
Jimi & Me (Jaime Adoff)
Jimi & Me
24
Jaime Adoff
John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth, a Photographic Biography
John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth, a Photographic Biography
25
Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys) (Amy Spalding)
Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys)
26
Amy Spalding
A Little Wanting Song (Cath Crowley)
A Little Wanting Song
27
Cath Crowley
The Lucy Variations (Sara Zarr)
The Lucy Variations
28
Sara Zarr
The Midnights (Sarah Nicole Smetana)
The Midnights
29
Sarah Nicole Smetana
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Rachel Cohn)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
30
Rachel Cohn
Noteworthy (Riley Redgate)
Noteworthy
31
Riley Redgate
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
32
Angie Thomas
Rock Star Superstar (Blake Nelson)
Rock Star Superstar
33
Blake Nelson
The Scar Boys (Len Vlahos)
The Scar Boys
34
Len Vlahos
So Punk Rock (Micol Ostow)
So Punk Rock
35
Micol Ostow
Someday, Somewhere (Lindsay Champion)
Someday, Somewhere
36
Lindsay Champion
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (Margarita Engle)
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
37
Margarita Engle
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now (Dana L. Davis)
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now
38
Dana L. Davis
This Song Will Save Your Life (Leila Sales)
This Song Will Save Your Life
39
Leila Sales
Three Day Summer (Sarvenaz Tash)
Three Day Summer
40
Sarvenaz Tash
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