Fourteen-year-old Alex, a short, pasty, shy, greasy-haired girl with acne, gains self-confidence when her brother convinces her to play bass in a rock band, but she finds that being "cool" has its drawbacks.
year: 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: self-confidence, fiction, popularity, bands (music), rock music, family life, new jersey, new jersey, fiction