When the Beat Drops
by Anna Hecker
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Pub Date May 15 2018 | Archive Date May 08 2018
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Description
It's time to face the music.
Seventeen-year-old Mira has always danced to her own beat. A music prodigy in a family of athletes, she'd rather play trumpet than play ball—and with her audition to a prestigious jazz conservatory just around the corner (and her two best friends at music camp without her), she plans to spend the summer focused on jazz and nothing else.
She only goes to the warehouse party in a last-ditch effort to bond with her older sister. Instead, she falls in love with dance music, DJing... and Derek, a gorgeous promoter who thinks he can make her a star. Suddenly, trumpet practice and old friendships are taking a back seat to packed dance floors and sun-soaked music festivals, outsized personalities and endless beats.
But when a devastating tragedy plunges her golden summer into darkness, Mira discovers just how little she knows about her new boyfriend, her old friends, and even her own sister. Music brought them together. Will it also tear them apart?
Advance Praise
"When the Beat Drops is a beautiful, authentic story about friendship, sisterhood, love, and the different ways that music―of all kinds―can bring us together. I devoured it in one sitting." ―Rebecca Phillips, author of These Things I've Done
“When the Beat Drops is an electric debut—it flutters with music, pulses with family tensions, and deftly explores the often-treacherous search for identity. Captivating and intensely relatable.”
—Sarah Nicole Smetana, author of The Midnights
"A vibrant and intoxicating debut about fitting in (and learning to stand out) in the most unlikely places. When the Beat Drops transported me to the dance floor— and made me never want to leave!"
—Jessica Pennington, author of Love Songs & Other Lies
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781510733336 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 312 |
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When the Beat Drops is an enjoyable debut with relatable characters and great world building--it felt like I was on the dance floor myself!
Julie O, Reviewer
This novel is fast paced from the very first sentence, drawing the reader in.
An original plot with an engaging protagonist.
April F, Reviewer
I was completely surprised by this book, I went into it knowing very little about it and I am so glad I did as it made reading it very enjoyable. Everything was great the plot, the characters and writing. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good YA contemporary..
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