STRINGZ
by Michael Wenberg
Life hasn’t been easy for Jace Adams, a mixed-race teen whose mom moves them so often from one place to another that sometimes he’s been in four schools in a single year. To cope with all that instability, Jace has vowed to never let himself get attached to anyone or anything—other than his beloved cello. But when his mom takes them to Seattle, where they’re living with tough, sassy Aunt Bernice, Jace wonders if this time things might really change. Because money is tight, Jace plays his cello on the street in downtown Seattle to earn extra cash, and one evening while he’s serenading, someone throws a folded $100 bill with a business card attached into Jace’s open cello case. That card changes everything; it’s from a famous cello instructor who offers to take him on as a student, giving Jace a shot at winning a large cash prize. Will he make the grade?
Praise for Stringz:
"Jace Adams is a hero for this time, a surfer, cellist, survivor who figures out that 'It is what it is' a fresh sound in YA."
—Robert Lipsyte, author of The Contender and Center Field
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Pub Date: April 25, 2010