Under the Dusty Moon

2016 Junior Library Guild Selection 2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection CCBCs Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) Commended Shes with the band, whether she likes it or not. Victoria Mahler is the sixteen-year-old only daughter of rocker Micky Wayne, whose band, Dusty Moon, took the world by storm when Micky was just a teenager. The band broke up under mysterious circumstances, but, after years spent off the road being a mom, Mickys solo career is finally starting to take off. When an offer to tour Japan falls into her moms lap, Vic is left to spend the summer under the care of her distant grandmother, and without her built-in best friend. Fortunately, a boy with a secret geek side and a group of feminist game-makers save the season, and Vic starts to see herself as her own person, out from under her mothers shadow. But when Micky finally comes home with a poorly chosen boyfriend in tow all bets are off. Will Vic be able to maintain her newfound sense of self amidst the building thunder of Mickys second chance at stardom? And through it all, will Micky still really be her best friend?