Amplified

Tara Kelly

Henry Holt and Company (BYR), Oct 25, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 304 pages

When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she's the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn't think a spoiled girl from over the hill can hack it. . . . In this fresh new novel by critically acclaimed author Tara Kelly, Jasmine finds out what happens when her life gets Amplified.

What people are saying

Review: Amplified (Amplified #1)

User Review  - Tina - Goodreads

Original post from One More Page I like music, but I can hardly play any instrument or even really sing (except in karaoke sessions), but for some reason, I love books about music. Or books with ...

Review: Amplified (Amplified #1)

User Review  - Yasmine - Goodreads

Wasn't a massive fan of this book. The lead wasn't a fab character and the ending felt unresolved.

About the author

Tara Kelly adores variety in her life. She's a YA author, one-girl-band, web designer, video editor, digital photographer, and literary agent intern. She lives in Oregon with her ten guitars, supercool bf, and a fluffy cat named Maestro.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Amplified
• Author: Tara Kelly
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR), 2011
• ISBN: 080509296X, 9780805092967
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / General; Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General