The Vinyl Princess by debut novelist Yvonne Prinz is primarily about music...and life. Allie, 17, is a music buff, but it's got to be the old vinyl LPs, not today's CDs or downloads. She's been working at Bob and Bob's Record Store for two years. She's also got issues: (i) she's not a fashionista like her best friend Kit, (ii) she doesn't have a boyfriend, although she's fantasizing about some guy who comes into Bob and Bob's, (iii) her mom is thinking about dating again and (iv) her dad just told her that his young girlfriend, Kee-Kee, is pregnant. That's definitely enough to keep her busy.
On top of all that, there's been a rash of store robberies on Bob and Bob's block. Allie thinks it's those well dressed guys hanging out across the street near the fancy car. They just don't fit in.
The Vinyl Princess is just a great, fun read. You're going to love Allie and Kit and all the other characcters. I especially liked Shorty and Jam, two cross dressing drunks, who dress in wedding dresses one day and feather boas the next. There's a list of music that can't be beat. For a happy, put-a-smile-on-your-face book, The Vinyl Princess is the book for you.
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