drummers (musicians)

"A single-minded twelve-year-old drummer, challenged by her school's budget cuts and her family's financial woes, must find a way to keep her dreams of drumming alive"--Provided by publisher.

"When teen drummer, Zach, signed up to spend the summer on tour with a rock band, he didn't realize the stairway to heaven was such a bumpy ride"--Provided by publisher.

Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.

"Bullets whizzed overhead, narrowly missing twelve-year-old Johnny Clem. The Confederate army was winning the Battle of Chickamauga, and Johnny's unit had begun to retreat. Although he had joined the Union army as a drummer boy, Johnny knew the dangers of the Civil War. Now he clutched his musket tight, prepared to protect himself and his fellow soldiers at any cost. Join Johnny on the battlefield as he fights to stay alive."--Back cover.

After transferring from a private arts school to a public school, prodigy bass player Terence Kato sets out to build a rock band. Only one member remains at large: a DRUMMER. However, finding one isn t as easy as ONE TWO THREE FOUR!.

"A teen rockstar has to navigate family, love, coming out, and life in the spotlight after being labeled the latest celebrity trainwreck"--Provided by publisher.

In 1775 twelve-year old orphan Gabriel Cooper gathers his few belongings, and the old drum he finds at the edge of the East River, and sets off from New York along the Post Road, intending to join the fight for freedom--but along the way he will encounter many trials and dangers, until he and his drum finally reach Boston.

Ten-year-old Jeremy, a drummer boy, and Dulcie, a runaway slave who hopes to become "contraband" of the 107th New York Volunteer Regiment, become friends and form an unlikely alliance with Charlie, young Confederate soldier, and each helps the others learn truths about the Civil War, slavery, and freedom.

Wanting very much to learn to play the drums, Sam struggles to afford a drum kit and tells lies in her determination while navigating the complications of school budget cuts and her parents' frequent arguments.

"When teen drummer, Zach, signed up to spend the summer on tour with a rock band, he didn't realize the stairway to heaven was such a bumpy ride"--Provided by publisher.