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Bands for the Banned: Music and Story in Concert

Last Thursday in downtown Minneapolis, nearly 200 music enthusiasts and book lovers lined up outside of the First Avenue/7th St Entry doors, eager to find shelter from the December chill. Inside the venue, Lerner staff greeted concertgoers with glow sticks (because it’s a party) and event postcards with information about groups that support libraries and […]Read more

Author Interviews

Cruzita and the Mariacheros: Author Interview with Ashley Granillo

Lighthearted and honest, Cruzita and the Mariacheros explores music, family, heritage, and legacy with a touch of sweetness from delicious treats. Cruzita dreams of becoming a pop star, but for now she has to help out at her family’s struggling bakery, where nothing’s been the same since her beloved great-uncle’s death. And when she’s not […]Read more

Author Interviews

The Color of Sound: An Interview with Author Emily Barth Isler

In The Color of Sound violin prodigy Rosie desperately wants the chance to experience a “normal” life and refuses to play her instrument for a summer. Upset, her mother sends her to her grandparents’ house where she meets another girl her age hanging out on the property. The girl is familiar, and Rosie quickly pieces […]Read more

Author Interviews

Enly and the Buskin’ Blues: An Interview with Author Jennie Liu

Meet Enly Wu Lewis, aspiring musician. He’s determined to go to band camp, but with his mother working two jobs and saving every penny for his older brother’s college tuition, he’s going to have to earn enough money himself. Enly decides to earn money busking on the streets of Altamont, but a series of misadventures […]Read more

Seven YA Books for Music Lovers

I asked Kris to dig through our books and come up with recommendations for young adult novels that feature music and music makers. Here are the fun results! – LaraRead more

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