Looking forward to touring with her bandmates as the opening act for the world-famous Bad Boyz band, Nikki is horrified to learn that her frenemy, MacKenzie, is joining them as a social media intern and is assigned to be her roommate.

Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

In rhyming text, describes the many different styles, instruments, songs, and moods of music.

"Abigail is disruptive in the classroom. But when she finds another way to express herself, with the help of a sympathetic teacher, everything changes" -- Back cover.

An update of the classic folk song, Old MacDonald, featuring farm vehicles like excavator, dump truck, and bulldozer.

Dad enlivens a boring, rainy day by playing "ghost fiddle," a musical activity involving water-filled glasses.

"Karma and her Daddy love to make music together! Karma sets up the rhyme and Daddy finishes it. Together, they're the perfect team! But when it's time for Karma to write her Daddy a rap for his birthday all on her own, she can't quite make it perfect. What rhymes with banana anyway?...Karma soon realizes that she never has to do anything alone with her Daddy by her side." --publisher's website

No, monkey! "The monkey keeps splashing the other animals!" --back cover. Rock croc: "Ron wants to join a band. Which one is right for him?" --back cover.

Many different types of cats come together to share their love of singing with a young woman playing her cello on the balcony.