ROCK MY WORLD by Liza Conrad
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 6/7/05
Publisher: NAL
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Rating: 5 Stars
At seventeen, Livy James realized long ago that her childhood was anything but normal. The only child of Paul James, lead
singer of the band the Babydolls, and Anna James, one of the band's former backup singers, Livy spent most of her younger
years surrounded by music, drugs, and alcohol. Now she's working for the magazine Rock On, following the Babydolls
around the country and writing pieces for all the world to read.
The Babydolls are all older, but thanks to one of their songs being played in a hit movie, they're now on an International
Tour along with The Wolves, their opening act. Everyone's there--dad Paul, who is currently drug-free and sober; her
father's bodyguard/ driver Toby Quinn, who has always been more of a father to Livy than Paul; lead guitar player Greg
Essex, who still downs Jack Daniel's like it was water and who also happens to be her mother's ex-boyfriend; womanizer
Steve Zane; and the band's drummer, Charlie, who is still in love with ex-wife number three.
Livy's mother is along for the ride, too, of course, along with Livy's own best friend, Cammie. As Cammie sets out to bed
Steve Zane to complete Operation V, things become a little more complicated when the girls meet Nick and Kai, the lead
members of The Wolves. Livy has always sworn to herself that she would never get involved with a musician of any type,
but Nick is proving a worthy adversary to her self-made rule.
Add to the mix the infamous "Night In Paris", a night several years ago when the band disintegrated after Greg pulled a gun
on Paul, and the tour becomes a veritable circus. As Livy seeks to uncover the truth about what happened all those years
ago, she learns a few things about herself along the way--namely, that love has no boundaries, that parents are tricky
creatures with their own hurts, wants, and needs, and that truth is subjective.
I loved ROCK MY WORLD! At times funny, poignant, and downright sad, it's the story of learning to be your own person,
that truth isn't black or white, and that love comes at the most unexpected times.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 6/7/05
Publisher: NAL
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Rating: 5 Stars
At seventeen, Livy James realized long ago that her childhood was anything but normal. The only child of Paul James, lead
singer of the band the Babydolls, and Anna James, one of the band's former backup singers, Livy spent most of her younger
years surrounded by music, drugs, and alcohol. Now she's working for the magazine Rock On, following the Babydolls
around the country and writing pieces for all the world to read.
The Babydolls are all older, but thanks to one of their songs being played in a hit movie, they're now on an International
Tour along with The Wolves, their opening act. Everyone's there--dad Paul, who is currently drug-free and sober; her
father's bodyguard/ driver Toby Quinn, who has always been more of a father to Livy than Paul; lead guitar player Greg
Essex, who still downs Jack Daniel's like it was water and who also happens to be her mother's ex-boyfriend; womanizer
Steve Zane; and the band's drummer, Charlie, who is still in love with ex-wife number three.
Livy's mother is along for the ride, too, of course, along with Livy's own best friend, Cammie. As Cammie sets out to bed
Steve Zane to complete Operation V, things become a little more complicated when the girls meet Nick and Kai, the lead
members of The Wolves. Livy has always sworn to herself that she would never get involved with a musician of any type,
but Nick is proving a worthy adversary to her self-made rule.
Add to the mix the infamous "Night In Paris", a night several years ago when the band disintegrated after Greg pulled a gun
on Paul, and the tour becomes a veritable circus. As Livy seeks to uncover the truth about what happened all those years
ago, she learns a few things about herself along the way--namely, that love has no boundaries, that parents are tricky
creatures with their own hurts, wants, and needs, and that truth is subjective.
I loved ROCK MY WORLD! At times funny, poignant, and downright sad, it's the story of learning to be your own person,
that truth isn't black or white, and that love comes at the most unexpected times.
Rock My World: A Novel of Thongs,
Spandex, and Love in G Minor
by Liza Conrad
Spandex, and Love in G Minor
by Liza Conrad