DJ Rising

Sixteen-year-old Marley Diego-Dylan's career as "DJ Ice" is skyrocketing, but his mother's heroin addiction keeps dragging him back to Earth.

About the author

Love Maia has worked construction, flown planes, and starred in an infomercial. As a writer, she relates deeply to her main character, Marley, sharing his passion for music and his belief in dreaming big. She loves the freeing energy of the club world, as well as pizza, kickboxing, butterflies, death metal, and underground hip-hop. When not hard at work on her next novel, Love can be found playing drums in an alternative rock band at various bars and clubs around San Francisco.

Summary

The first thing I hear is music. The first thing I've always heard is music.

Meet Marley, an unassuming high school junior who breathes in music like oxygen. In between caring for his heroin-addicted mother, and keeping his scholarship at a fancy prep school, he dreams of becoming a professional DJ.

When chance lands Marley his first real DJ job, his career as "DJ Ice" suddenly skyrockets. But when heart-rending disaster at home brings Marley crashing back down to earth, he is torn between obligation and following his dreams.

Product details

• Authors: Maia, Love Maia, Maia Love
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2013
• EAN: 9780316121897
• ISBN: 978-0-316-12189-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 207 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 276 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Music, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents