Tunes - A. Classical - Summer 2025 Reading Road Trip - LibGuides at DACC Library Skip to Main Content

Summer 2025 Reading Road Trip

Rules and recommendations for our Summer 2025 reading event!

5. Tunes - A. Classical

Pride and Prejudice

Follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.

Ballad for Sophie

A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this stunning graphic sonata exploring a lifetime of rivalry, regret and redemption.

Marrying Mozart

A historical novel centered on the relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the four Weber sisters in 1777 Austria.

I Heard there was a secret chord: music as medicine

Explores the therapeutic power of music and its profound impact on the human brain.

Check out the list!

5. Tunes - A. Classical

The fifth decision on your road trip is what kind of road trip tunes you'll be listening to!  You'll have three road trip tune genres to choose from, and the first choice you can make is listening to Classical tunes!

Complete the Classical choice by reading any title that you feel fits this choice in any capacity, at any point in the story and recording the title on your Road Trip tracking sheet. 

There are lots of ways to interpret this choice, so feel free to get creative!   Some interpretations could include:

  • a book that is considered a Classic
  • written by an Author that Plays or Composes Classical Music (nonfiction or fiction)
  • featuring a Character that Plays or Composes Classical Music (nonfiction or fiction)
  • about or set in a Classical Music Concert Hall or other similar venue
  • the Title of the Book or Book Cover References a Classical Music Artist, Composer, Instrument, Movement, Composition, etc.
  • featuring Classical Music 

 

You can use any title that you’d like, but here are some suggestions to complete the Classical choice.

 

Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett (Print) (Libby Audio)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (Print) (Libby Audio)

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (I-Share Print) (Libby eBook)

Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees (I-Share Print)

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon (I-Share Print)

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (I-Share Print)

Library Home
Library LibGuides
Find a Database
Noodletools
Faculty Resources
Library General Information