nashville (tenn.)

"When Tenney gets invited to perform solo at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe, the pressure is on to write the songs that will show what she's made of. But then Tenney's parents decide that she's too young to perform professionaly, leaving her future hanging in the balance. What if this is Tenney's only chance to make her dreams come true?"--Back cover.

Upon graduating from high school in a tiny Tennessee town, aspiring country singer Retta Lee Jones manages to get herself to Nashville, where, in spite of some bad luck and hard times, she tries to continue pursuing her dreams.

While trying to break into the Nashville music business, seventeen-year-old Webb is taken advantage of by a shady music producer who steals one of Webb's songs and then accuses Webb of theft. As he fights for himself, with the help of an unlikely ally, Webb discovers what it takes to make it in Nashville--talent, determination, and good friends.

Velva Jean leaves Appalachia to pursue her dream of being a singer, but instead discovers she wants to be a female pilot after her brother treats her to a surprise flying lesson.

"Sixteen-year-old Bird Barrett is discovered by a country music record label while playing in her family's bluegrass band. As her star rises, she must learn to stay true to her roots while navigating a brave new world of glamour and gold records in Nashville, Tennessee"--.

Sixteen-year-old Bird Barrett is discovered by a country music record label while playing in her family's bluegrass band. As her star rises, she must learn to stay true to her roots while navigating a brave new world of glamour and gold records in Nashville, Tennessee.

Chronicles the life of the African-American Thomas-Rapier family of the South from the days before, during, and after slavery.

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.