September seems so far away, but while you wait for Glee‘s return check out these books filled with high school drama and dreams of making it big. Check out the list below and tell us what you think!

If you have any great books that relate to Glee, post them in the comments to share.

This is one of the most true-to-life stories about students trying to make it in the world of performing arts. With a look at various talents, the story unfolds through four students’ eyes on the day of their audition to get into the prestigious New York City Creative Performing Arts school. The story is then told from Emme’s point of view as the senior showcase looms closer and each student must choose what it is they truly want to do.

Synopsis:

Emme, Sophie, Ethan, and Carter are seniors at a performing arts school, getting ready for their Senior Showcase recital, where the pressure is on to appeal to colleges, dance academies, and professionals in show business. For Sophie, a singer, it’s been great to be friends with Emme, who composes songs for her, and to date Carter, soap opera heartthrob who gets plenty of press coverage. Emme and Ethan have been in a band together through all four years of school, but wonder if they could be more than just friends and bandmates. Carter has been acting since he was a baby, and isn’t sure how to admit that he’d rather paint than perform. The Senior Showcase is going to make or break each of the four, in a funny, touching, spectacular finale that only Elizabeth Eulberg could perform.

Sophie: It’s all going according to plan.

This audition is just one more box to check off on Sophie’s Plan to Superstardom.

Of course, once I’m accepted, I’ll have my work cut out for me. I’m not that naïve. So once I get in I need to become the star pupil, land the lead in every play, get the most coveted spot at the Senior Showcase, and then get a record contract by the time I graduate.

I will have a Grammy before I turn twenty. Even if it kills me.

Carter: My life has been one big audition.

I can’t even remember the first audition my mom dragged me to. It was for a diaper commercial back when we were living in L.A. I was six months old. While most kids’ first memories are of playing with friends, mine are of sitting in cold reception areas waiting for my name to be called. The only plus side was that after I auditioned, Mom rewarded me with McDonald’s. That was the only time I ever truly felt like a normal kid.

Ethan: I want to get this over with.

My stomach has been in knots all morning. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve been a wreck since I got the date of this audition. Maybe going to CPA isn’t the best idea. I’ve got it pretty good in Greenwich. I’ve got friends, and even better, I’ve got Kelsey.

Although I just got a girlfriend and what do I do? I audition for a school in New York City, which means I’ll have to live at my parents’ Park Avenue apartment during the week.

Leave it to me to complicate one of the few good things in my life.

Emme: I thought things would be easier the second time around.

But nothing seems to be going according to Sophie’s Plan. And it’s all my fault.

I don’t think there was ever a doubt that Sophie would get into to the vocal music program. How could she not? She’s amazing. She got her acceptance letter right away… on the same day that I got my letter telling me that the admissions department was undecided on my application and I had to audition again.

This story is beautiful, told in verse. While verse might not be for everyone, the story and emotions portrayed are beautiful. Sara is a great character, and her struggle to understand who she is as a performer and what she feels is best for her is heartbreakingly beautiful.

Synopsis:

When high school junior Sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancer-in-training. Living in a strange city with a host family, she’s deeply lonely – until she falls into the arms of Remington, a choreographer in his early twenties. At first, she loves being Rem’s muse, but as she discovers a surprising passion for writing, she begins to question whether she’s chosen the right path. Is Rem using her, or is it the other way around? And is dancing still her dream, or does she need something more? This debut novel in verse is as intense and romantic as it is eloquent.

Following her dreams, Jasmine defers her first year at Stanford in order to find out what music means to her. This is not something her father is happy about, and Jasmine has to make a choice about her future. For the first time, Jasmine is on her own, forced to deal with her stage fright and people depending on her. The story is fun and fast-paced as Jasmine tries to discover who she truly is.

Synopsis:

When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she’s the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn’t think a spoiled girl from over the hill can hack it…

Imagine your ex-boyfriend is the lead singer of a band and his first chart-topping hit is about your break-up. That is Audrey’s life. Audrey suddenly becomes a celebrity and over the course of a school year, she finds herself dodging paparazzi, rock stars in search of a muse, and star-crazed classmates. Set in southern California, this book is a highly entertaining fantasy of teen fame, narrated in Audrey’s sardonic voice and perfectly-timed comedic lines.

Synopsis:

California high school student Audrey Cuttler dumps self-involved Evan, the lead singer of a little band called The Do-Gooders. Evan writes, “Audrey, Wait!” a break-up song that’s so good it rockets up the billboard charts. And Audrey is suddenly famous! Now rabid fans are invading her school. People magazine is running articles about her arm-warmers. The lead singer of the Lolitas wants her as his muse (and the Internet is documenting her every move!). Audrey can’t hang out with her best friend or get with her new crush without being mobbed by fans and paparazzi.

Take a wild ride with Audrey as she makes headlines, has outrageous amounts of fun, confronts her ex on MTV, and gets the chance to show the world who she really is.

Synopsis:

What if… your picture was taped inside teenage boys’ lockers across America, your closets were bursting with never-worn designer clothing, and the tabloids constantly asked whether you were losing your “good girl” status?

It’s a glamorous life, but sixteen-year-old Kaitlin Burke, co-star of one of the hottest shows on TV, is exhausted from the pressures of fame. Then she hits on an outrageously daring solution, one that has to remain top secret or it will jeopardize everything she’s ever worked for.

Chloe is your typical queen bee until rumors and gossips destroy her reputation. Chloe finds herself alone and having to work for the school radio station, which is run by a bunch of misfits. Chloe is not always kind and she has many lessons to learn. It is a great story about finding yourself and figuring out who you want to be.

Synopsis:

Big-hearted Chloe Camden is the queen of her universe until her best friend shreds her reputation and her school counselor axes her junior independent study project. Chloe is forced to take on a meaningful project in order to pass, and so she joins her school’s struggling radio station, where the other students don’t find her too queenly. Ostracized by her former BFs and struggling with her beloved Grams’s mental deterioration, lonely Chloe ends up hosting a call-in show that gets the station much-needed publicity and, in the end, trouble. She also befriends radio techie and loner Duncan Moore, a quiet soul with a romantic heart. On and off the air, Chloe faces her loneliness and helps others find the fun and joy in everyday life. Readers will fall in love with Chloe as she falls in love with the radio station and the misfits who call it home.