num_pages: 224
description: When her mother is hospitalized after suffering a mental breakdown, seventeen-year-old Mel redecorates the house, initiates a neighborhood clean-up, and becomes involved with a rock star
language: English
title: Mel
titlecomplete: Mel
characters: Melody Calder, Mr. Edwards, Roxy Leigh, Mitch Moody, Barney
genres: 20th Century, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Music, Young Adult, Teen, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 372
places: London, England
publisher: Puffin