Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

"It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes. He only needs five minutes to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who's just walked in to his band's show. With a new guy. And then, with one kiss, Nick and Norah are off on an adventure set against the backdrop of New York City;and smack in the middle of all the joy, anxiety, confusion, and excitement of a first date"(from Goodreads)

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a tender, quirky tale of unexpected high school love. In one night, Nick and Norah go all over the city in search of Fluffy, a much loved band, and in the process, discover each other and start to mend their once broken hearts.

Appeals: Quirky characters, witty banter, high school romance, music

If you like a tale of two high school misfits falling in love, you also might enjoy Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball! by Paul Zindel.

If you want more tales of teenage romance, try Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler or Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci.

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Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. 2006. 183 pages.

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

From musical hauntings to music therapy, Musicophilia passionately explores the mysterious power of music through stories of patients with neurological disorders or recent brain trauma, musicians and everyday people.

Appeals: Sacks writes about science that in a way that is both accessible and not dumbed-down; compelling characters; good footnotes and references that will guide an interested reader to many other great books and movies.

If you enjoy science writing, you might also enjoy I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould or Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

Sacks, Oliver. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. 2007. 381 pages.