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Maya Stark is a sophomore navigating the ups and downs of teenage life. When her popular cheerleader rival Vanessa Hartman starts stirring trouble and her former boyfriend Dominic misreads her signals, Maya is forced to confront her feelings and priorities.
The stakes rise when Maya’s mother, recently released from prison, wants her back, complicating her already tense family life. Yet amidst the chaos, Maya finds a new outlet when she plays her dad’s acoustic guitar before an audience, awakening a passion for music and the possibility of a different future.
With a choice between a conventional path and a more adventurous one, Maya must decide what success and happiness truly mean to her and who she wants to become.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Melody Carlson
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