Showing results for "Music" in Teen & Young Adult

Born in India, documentary filmmaker and writer Nasreen Munni Kabir lives in London, where she has made several programmes on Hindi cinema for Channel 4 TV, including the forty-six-part series Movie Mahal and The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. Her several books include Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema; Talking Films and Talking Songs with Javed Akhtar; The Spirit of Music with A.R. Rahman; Lata Mangeshkar: In Her Own Voice; and five publications featuring the complete dialogue of classic films like Mughal-e-Azam and Awaara.

This is a story about two teens falling in love over a summer that throws everything possible to keep them apart. Max: Chill. Sports. Gay and not a big deal. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn't want to think about, ever. Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His "wives" and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr. Right, who probably won't like him anyway. And a secret: A spiraling out of control mother, and the knowledge that he's the only one who can keep the family from falling apart.

Das verborgene Zimmer im Haus der Freundinnen Faith, Alaine und Delia hat noch längst nicht alle seine Geheimnisse offenbart. Als Faith ein viktorianisches Kleid anprobiert, das dort in einem Schrank hängt, versetzt sie der Zauber der Standuhr in eben jene Epoche, genauer in das berüchtigtste Viertel des viktorianischen London, wo der Frauenmörder „Jack the Ripper" Angst und Schrecken verbreitet. Doch ein weit größeres Grauen wirft seine Schatten voraus. Die Zeit der Vampire naht … und Faith muss sich in der Vergangenheit und ohne ihre Freunde dem Kampf stellen!

Após terem se apresentado ao mundo pela primeira vez em 13 de junho de 2013, o BTS celebra 10 anos de aniversário do seu debut em 2023. Eles alcançaram o auge como artistas globais e icônicos e, neste momento significativo, o grupo reflete sobre toda a trajetória percorrida neste primeiro livro oficial. Ao fazer isso, o BTS promove a possibilidade de construir dias melhores, fazendo a escolha de dar mais um passo em uma estrada que ninguém jamais percorreu.

More than 50 years ago, John Coltrane drew the 12 musical notes in a circle and connected them with straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane had put physics and geometry at the core of his music. Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander returns the favor, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe.

When up-and-coming young rapper Koh is discovered on a live Twitch stream and sent out to Los Angeles to follow his dreams, he is quickly thrown to the wolves by producers, agents, and money-hungry industry hangers-on. Soon he meets the sexy and talented songwriter Jessi Fyre, and he tells her about his desire to work with a relatively unknown producer whose identity remains a secret but goes by the moniker "Pierre."

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadows—in...

Ruby has always been Ruby Chertok: future classical pianist and daughter of renowned composer Martin Chertok. But after her horrendous audition for the prestigious music school where her father is on faculty, it's clear that music has publicly dumped her. Now Ruby is suddenly just...Ruby. And who is that again? All she knows is that she wants away from the world of classical music for good.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Girl Online: On Tour by Zoe Sugg, the sequel to the number-one bestseller Girl Online. Read by Hannah Tointon. Penny's bags are packed. When Noah invites Penny on his European music tour, she can't wait to spend time with her...

This wonderful tale transports the reader from the city to the forests and fells of Northern England. Under a boundless starry sky, the unforgettable Sylvia Carr reconnects with the ancient past and discovers what it really means to be young in the world today. Sylvia, brave hearted and...

In geselliger Männerrunde bei einer Feuerzangenbowle beschließt der erfolgreiche Schriftsteller Dr. Hans Pfeiffer, entgangene Schulerlebnisse nachzuholen. Smoking und Zigarren, mondäne Freundin und Mercedes bleiben in Berlin zurück.

Music is Simon’s life - which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his new state, refusing to be counseled, refusing to learn sign language, refusing to have anything to do with Deaf culture. Refusing, that is, until he meets G, a tough-as-nails girl dealing with her own newly experienced deafness.

Step into the grand halls of the Hamilton School for Girls, where excitement is reaching a fever pitch. World-renowned violinist Madame Elise Durand has arrived to debut a priceless, never-before-heard concerto. But just as the anticipation crescendos, a piercing shriek echoes through the dining hall. Sabotage! Madame Durand's precious violin lies with its strings severed, and the one-of-a-kind sheet music—her legacy—has vanished.

Immediately after high school graduation, eighteen-year-old Maya is kicked out of her wealthy dad's NYC home; he prides himself on forcing his kids to "make their own way in the world." Maya's mom lives in Guatemala, so Maya crashes with friends while working and trying to land freelance writing...

The Coast Guard is shocked when they rescue a child from the waters off Florida. Her long, wild hair and the barnacles attached to her skin initially lead them to think that they have discovered a mermaid. However, they are even more amazed to discover that this is a young girl that has been...

Auf einer Lichtung, auf der vor Jahrhunderten Druiden finsteren Göttern ihr Blutopfer darbrachten, möchte der junge Kirk Dugan sein "Drive-In"-Kino zu Halloween eröffnen. Ein Vorhaben, das bei den Alten im nahegelegenen Ort nicht gerade auf Gegenliebe stößt. Doch Kirk und seine Freunde schlagen alle Warnungen trotz einiger unheimlicher Vorzeichen in den Wind. Und so nimmt das Verhängnis seinen Lauf.

This lyrical biography explores the life and art of Yoko Ono, from her childhood haiku to her avant-garde visual art and experimental music. An outcast throughout most of her life, and misunderstood by every group she was supposed to belong to, Yoko always followed her own unique vision to create art that was ahead of its time and would later be celebrated. Her focus remained on being an artist, even when the rest of world saw her only as the wife of John Lennon. Yoko Ono's moving story will inspire any young adult who has ever felt like an outsider.

Riley Iverson weiß, dass es keine gute Idee ist, für einen heterosexuellen Jungen zu schwärmen. Als Jackson von denselben Träumen heimgesucht wird, ist klar: Ihre Verbindung reicht über Zeit und Raum hinaus. Inmitten eines konservativen und queer-feindlichen Umfelds in Florida erzählt dieser gefühlvolle Roman von Ausgrenzung, Freundschaft und dem Mut, sich selbst und seine wahre Liebe zu finden – gegen alle Widerstände.

Max und Jordan haben nicht viel miteinander zu tun. Während Max Sport und Videospiele liebt und gern mit seinen Jungs abhängt, ist Jordan eher introvertiert, schreibt Gedichte und trifft sich mit seinen beiden besten Freundinnen in der Mall. Erst, als sie gemeinsam im alten Food-Truck von Jordans Vater arbeiten, lernen sie sich besser kennen. Und ganz langsam merken die beiden, dass zwischen ihnen vielleicht mehr ist als bloß Freundschaft.

Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is a New York Times bestseller! Kirkus Reviews said Solo is, “A contemporary hero’s journey, brilliantly told.” Through the story of a young Black man searching for answers about his life, Solo empowers, engages, and encourages teenagers to move...