Synopses & Reviews
Fifteen-year-old Maya Stark seems to have it all-fame, fortune, a Beverly Hills lifestyle, and an eighties pop star dad whos making a comeback. But looks can be deceiving, and on the inside, Maya is miserable. Her parents are divorced, her dad is away on tour, and being biracial, she struggles with her identity. Then, to make matters worse, her mother has returned to using drugs and is quickly depleting their finances. In a plan to become emancipated from her messed-up mom, Maya takes a job on Rodeo Drive. Selling designer clothes compromises Mayas earth-friendly “green girl” values, but she is desperate.
Just when Maya thinks shes got it all worked out, her life caves in. Her mom “embezzles” Mayas savings and is later arrested on DUI and cocaine possession charges and is facing jail time. With nowhere to live, Maya is sent to spend the summer with her relatives. In the collision of two very different worlds, Maya must figure out where she fits in-or does she fit in at all?
Synopsis
Maya Stark has it all--fame, fortune, and a rock star dad. But her parents are divorced, and her dad's always on tour. So when her mom's arrested on cocaine charges, the 16-year-old earth-friendly "green girl" is sent to live with relatives. Can the fiercely independent Maya fit in, find friends--and God?
About the Author
Melody Carlson is an award-winning, best-selling author of more than two hundred books for teens, women, and children. She and her husband enjoy an active lifestyle of hiking, camping, and biking in the beautiful yet mysterious Pacific Northwest, where she says, “A new story seems to lurk around every corner.”