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A brisk school mystery built around a missing cello, a firm deadline and Chase’s hopes of joining the orchestra. Expect clues, red herrings and a school-day race against time.

A mythic adventure links a child’s changing identity with the recovery and sharing of light. The illustrated story also has an accompanying musical score on CD.

A camp story centred on an outsider’s struggle to belong, with music and a strand of mystery alongside the summer activities.

A magical music-festival adventure brings together friendship, fairies, singing and fashion through Rachel, Kirsty and Miley.

This family story follows Cassie through a crisis at home, a period away from her family and the difficult possibility of repairing damaged relationships.

This is a family-and-school story about a teenager seeking someone to confide in while life at home is difficult. Her letters to a musician give the story a correspondence-based element.

At its heart, this is a story of an unlikely friendship sustained through hardship, with music and Christian faith connected to a movement from despair towards hope.

The story combines a household mystery with whimsical fantasy: Henry tries to discover what Harvey’s unusual work means, while music, poetry and kindness shape the characters’ experiences.

Expect playful rhymes mixing imaginary creatures and comic everyday characters, alongside poems of tribute. The collection’s range may appeal to readers who enjoy humour in verse.

This blends an intense friendship story with romance and supernatural danger.

A childhood story about music, friendship and adapting when illness interrupts a much-loved activity. Millie is an imagined character; Oscar Peterson’s childhood and musical path provide the real-life inspiration.

The story sets Koko’s effort to change alongside Jon’s uncertainty about his future, bringing personal conduct and life choices into focus.

This is a fantasy about musical magic, a school audition setback and the pressure Amelia puts on herself to become the “perfect musician”.

Four linked adventures follow the Cheetah Girls through an unexpected fashion trend, music-industry opportunities and preparations for a major concert. One storyline introduces Dorinda's newly discovered sister, who is white and coming to town.

This is a comic, theatrical premise about two contrasting approaches to dating and a musical that challenges men’s behaviour. Its story-within-a-story setup may interest readers who enjoy performance and creative projects.

A family story centred on music, with Sebastian’s violin talent shaping his daily life and his siblings’ education.

A character-led story about Gabe’s transgender identity, radio work and relationships, with a threatened opportunity adding pressure to his efforts to build a life on his own terms.

This is a mystery shaped by Gwen’s music-school ambitions and her effort to find out what has happened to her grandfather. Robert joins her as a fellow auditioning student.

This story brings together a daughter’s curiosity about her absent father, a mother’s youthful musical past, and the everyday pressures of friendship, school and attraction.

This is a band-and-friendship story about four students trying to be seen beyond the roles classmates assign them, with a serious personal disclosure giving their musical contest greater stakes.

This is a teen relationship story set against the prospect of a band’s success. Its focus is on friends balancing music ambitions with romantic uncertainty.

A historical composer and a fictional child share the focus: Thomas’s singing, silence and search for a home shape the story, alongside Handel’s music.

This is a story centred on Nannerl's musical ambitions and her experience of being overshadowed by Wolfgang. It may interest readers drawn to historical fiction about artistic talent and family relationships.

A relationship-led story about two boys with very different styles, whose summer work brings them together while each faces difficult private circumstances.

A family story of bereavement and unsettled relationships is entwined with a time-slip mystery rooted in Welsh history and the legendary bard Taliesin.

A friendship and show-business adventure centred on Hetty’s ambitions, her loyalty to Diamond and unresolved feelings for two people from her life.

This is a high-school romance about uncertainty, public attention and a teenager trying to make sense of past and present feelings. A song's popularity brings Nattie's private questions into wider discussion.

The premise links a loss of fairy magic to party music going wrong.

Expect a varied poetry collection rather than a single continuous story: the poems move between personal subjects, public debate and tributes to musicians.

A lively school diary about a pupil who tries to force her way home through bad behaviour, then finds unexpected reasons to engage with school. Expect pranks, rivalry, comic embarrassment, music and friendship rather than a quiet adjustment story.

This is a quest fantasy in which music has unusual power and animals’ inner voices matter. Its imaginative conflict is paired with emotionally weighty separations, giving the adventure a tender as well as threatening atmosphere.

A music-centred coming-of-age story about feeling unheard, creating something meaningful and coping when private expression becomes public. Its central choice concerns artistic freedom, school authority and whether Anthony should perform explicit lyrics.

This is a high-stakes coming-of-age adventure about a teenager negotiating parental pressure, cultural belonging and online dependence. Its journey through Guatemala, Calgary and northern wilderness connects personal recovery with wider questions about exploitation and responsibility.

This is a supernatural friendship story about a young person who is uncomfortable with an unusual ability while helping a troubled spirit. Music, family relationships, self-acceptance and a neighbour’s abandoned house shape the situation.

Expect an imaginative story about Mi, who is lonely, and Yu, using music, friendship and unusual ideas to challenge a dull-looking city. The packed pictures invite repeated browsing alongside the main narrative.

This is a faith-centred teen novel about performing, friendship, relationships and emotional consequences. Chloe’s ambitions sit alongside questions about responsibility, attraction, guilt and whether her music should serve a spiritual purpose.

This is a fast-moving speculative story about freedom, conformity and resistance, with tension built around a community controlled through music. Its romantic storyline is deliberately significant but may be unsettling in how Oscar treats Nia.

This is a story about enjoying an unexpected passion and resisting pressure to conform. Arthur’s dancing becomes a way for the group to reconsider its assumptions, with acceptance, apology and friendship central to the resolution.

This is an atmospheric, music-centred fantasy romance about family responsibility, hidden creative ambition and a dangerous attraction, with mythic influences and an emotionally extreme first-person perspective.

This is a brisk speculative story about music, family history and the consequences of interfering with the past. Liam’s ghostly perspective combines mystery with questions about identity, choice and whether rescuing someone might change who exists.

A flamboyant, funny theatrical story about identity and belonging, it follows Tiny through family life, friendship, coming out and romantic disappointments. The musical-script structure gives personal experiences an exuberant public voice while making room for vulnerability and reflection.

This is a relationship-focused school and family story about donor conception, confidence, friendship and adapting to change. It offers two children’s perspectives as they move from resentment towards working together, though the final resolution is unclear.

This is a friendship-and-identity story in which a disrupted routine opens space for music, independence and new connections. Its interest lies less in high-stakes danger than in ordinary emotional change and finding a direction.

This is a character-led YA romance combining K-pop, classical cello, Seoul, family ties and coming-of-age pressures. Jenny and Jaewoo’s ambitions matter alongside their relationship, while school, performance and family obligations shape their choices.

A quiet story of making something beautiful in a neglected place, then finding connection through it. Its focus is on patient care, creative action and the gradual opening of a friendship.