A Not-So-Simple Life: Maya: Book 1
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AlbakiReads Editorial Identity and independence collide in Maya’s upheaval
Identity and independence collide in Maya’s upheaval
Maya Stark’s Beverly Hills life is marked by contradiction: public privilege sits alongside an absent father, a mother’s renewed drug use, and Maya’s uncertainty about her biracial identity. As she pursues emancipation and takes a Rodeo Drive job that conflicts with her environmental values, financial and family instability keep reshaping her plans. The novel places self-reliance under pressure, tracing Maya’s move between sharply different family worlds while she confronts questions of belonging, responsibility, and what independence can realistically mean at fifteen.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Teen readers interested in family conflict and personal independence
- Readers seeking contemporary YA centered on identity and belonging
- Fans of stories that examine values alongside privilege and instability
Themes
Self-esteem and self-relianceBiracial identityFamily addiction and instabilityEmancipationBelonging and values
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Book Overview 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 co...
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.
Just 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?
Just 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?
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 256 | Language: English | Publisher: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC | ISBN: 1601421176
FormatPaperback
Pages256
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1601421176
EAN9781601421173
PublisherLIGHTNING SOURCE INC
Publication Date2008-07-15
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.51 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.28 Inches
Height0.7 Inches
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