Illustrated cover for XOXO showing a couple embracing and kissing in the middle of a quiet street lined with traditional Korean buildings at sunset.

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

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Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

 

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Illustrated book cover for This Day Changes Everything depicting two teens floating around a tall city building, surrounded by autumn leaves, books, a camera, and other objects. This Day Changes Everything
by Edward Underhill

Abby Akerman believes in the Universe. After all, her Midwest high school marching band is about to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. If that’s not proof that magical things can happen, what is?

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Movie cover for School of Rock featuring a musician holding an electric guitar with energetic handwritten-style text and a group of children in school uniforms at the bottom.School of Rock
dir. Richard Linklater (2004)

When his band votes him out due to his embarrassing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. Dewey decides to take on the music program at an elite school and makes it his goal to teach the kids about rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize.

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Illustrated cover for XOXO showing a couple embracing and kissing in the middle of a quiet street lined with traditional Korean buildings at sunset.XOXO
by Axi Oh

Jenny is a high school senior and an award-winning cellist who often chooses practice over fun. When she meets K-pop star Jaewoo, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea.

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Colorful illustrated book cover for Let Me Hear a Rhyme featuring three teens posing in front of a large boombox, surrounded by bold graffiti-style shapes and lettering.Let Me Hear a Rhyme
by Tiffany Jackson

Follow three teenagers in Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1990s. Jasmine, Quadir, and Jarrell as they hatch a wild plan to turn Jasmine’s brother Steph into a hip-hop star after he is murdered. This is a fast paced hip-hop murder mystery full of music and friendship.

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