{"product_id":"a-not-so-simple-life-melody-carlson-9781601421173","title":"A Not-So-Simple Life: Maya: Book 1","description":"Fifteen-year-old Maya Stark seems to have it all-fame, fortune, a Beverly Hills lifestyle, and an eighties pop star dad who's 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 Maya's earth-friendly \"green girl\" values, but she is desperate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust when Maya thinks she's got it all worked out, her life caves in. Her mom \"embezzles\" Maya's 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melody Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1601421176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781601421173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian\/Forum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135342 \/ Not-So-Simple Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2008 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2008 pg. 76 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 60","brand":"Melody Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190817681663,"sku":"9781601421173","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d8d5db0-369f-42a0-afd6-5ed98c7aa198.jpg?v=1690872532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-not-so-simple-life-melody-carlson-9781601421173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}