Side Effects

High school Sophomore, Whitney Connolly, is living in a house turned upside down. After her father abandoned his five children, just months after their mother’s death, her oldest brother dropped-out of medical school to try and keep the family together. As if that weren't enough, Whitney’s medication gives her musical hallucinations that disconnect her from reality and score the drama with her siblings and the high school mean girls to pop music. Meanwhile, sister Lexi parties too hard, brother Jason can’t deal, and the youngest Connolly, Sam, is just trying to survive middle school. As long as they can stick together, there’s a chance they can track down their dad and bring him home. Unfortunately, the family is on the verge of breaking up and one wrong note could disband them before they find him.

Awesomeness Ink is located in Glendale, CA. Jen Calonita is the author of many young adult novels, including Summer State of Mind and the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. Secrets, which is about a teen TV star on the rise, was inspired by her job as an entertainment editor at a teen magazine where she interviewed everyone from Justin Timberlake to Zac Efron. She lives in New York City. Cindy Eagan has been the acquiring editor for many #1 New York Times bestselling series including Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar, Clique by Lisi Harrison, and A-List by Zoey Dean. She lives in New York City.