Glitz

By Philana Marie Boles

Ann Michelle is tired of her boring, sheltered life. She longs for something "real." Then she meets Raquel Marissa Diaz-Raq for short. Sassy, streetwise, and totally fearless, Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn't. She has a voice to die for and the attitude to go with it, and she'll stop at nothing to be a star. All Ann Michelle wants is to go along for the ride. Even if that means leaving home to go on the road with Piper, both girls' favorite hip-hop artist. And shedding her identity along the way to become Glitz, a bolder- but not necessarily better-version of herself. Crackling with authenticity, energy, and heart, Philana Marie Boles's first young adult novel is about the true meaning of friendship and the pitfalls of fame. Watch a Video

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670012041
• ISBN13: 9780670012046
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher