For older readers (ages 8–11) 

• I Tell Myself I’m Awesome – Joshua Seigal, illustrated by Chris Piascik
• Raising the Roof – Jack Pepper, illustrated by Michele Bruttomesso 
• Girl on the Fly – Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
• Be More Olivia Rodrigo
• Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music
• The Color of Sound – Emily Barth Isler
• Hari Kumar: Ultimate Superstar – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Mamta Singh
• Melody Queen – Puneet Bhandal
• Glory Days in New Orleans! – Bïa, illustrated by Fanny Berthiaume
• Gordon Starts a Band – Alex Latimer
• Isadora Moon and the Pop Stars – Harriet Muncaster
• Space Band – Tom Fletcher
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde – Jeff Kinney
• Lil’ Muffin Drops the Mic – Romesh Ranganathan, illustrated by James Lancett
• Happy Hills: Attack of the Giant Danger Kittens – Sophy Henn
• The Adventures of Rap Kid – MC Grammar 
• The Magic Piano: Dahlia and the Land Without Music – James B Partridge, illustrated by Laura Wood
• Skylar and the K-Pop Head Teacher – Luan Goldie
• You VS the Poison Plot – Josh Hicks
• My School Musical and Other Punishments – Catherine Wilkins, illustrated by Katie Abey
• Running My Own Race – Abena Eyeson
• Hunt for the Golden Scarab – M. G. Leonard, illustrated by Manuel Sumberac
• The Piano at the Station – Helen Rutter, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
• Kofi and the Brand New Vibe – Jeffrey Boakye
• How to Build an Orchestra – Mary Auld, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli

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