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Noteworthy
by Riley Redgate
Illustrator: Ben Wiseman
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Amulet Books/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-2373-5
Keywords: Gender identity, Diversity, Gender roles, Music, Social Class
When Jordan Sun isn't cast in her boarding school's musical because of her deep voice, she goes incognito to join an all-boys a cappella group.