Publisher Description
The bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries introduce a new heroine to root for: Jesse O'Rourke, coffee barista, high school senior, and unwitting reality TV star.
Imagine there was never a Laguna Beach, a Newport Harbor, the shimmering Hills. Imagine that your hometown—your school—is the first place XTV descends to set up cameras.
Now imagine they've trained them on you.
When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her family to attend college. All she has to do is trade her best friend for the glam clique she's studiously avoided, her privacy for a 24/7 mike, and her sense of right and wrong for "what sells on camera." . . . At least there's one bright spot in the train wreck that is her suddenly public senior year: Jesse's crush has also made the cast.
As the producers manipulate the lives of their "characters" to heighten the drama, and Us Weekly covers become a regular occurrence for Jesse, she must struggle to remember one thing: the difference between real and the real real.
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"Six teens from Hampton Beach get cast in an MTV-like reality show and choas and heartbreak ensue. Nothing radical or unexpected, but well written and fun. A good holiday weekend book.
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Abby (4 out of 5 stars)
About the Authors
Emma McLaughlin is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Dedication, Citizen Girl, and Nanny Returns. The Nanny Diaries, the longest-running New York Times bestseller for 2002, was made into a major motion picture in 2007 starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, and Alicia Keys. She has made guest appearances on a number of television shows, including the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and The View. She has contributed to the New York Times and the London Times. In addition to writing for television and film, McLaughlin travels the country speaking to young women about gender issues in American corporate culture.
Mandy Siegfried
has worked at theaters in New York, on and off Broadway, and around the
country. Her film work includes School of
Rock, Two Weeks Notice, Winter Passing, Liberty Maine, The
Out-of-Towners, and St. Andrew’s
Girls.
About Mandy Siegfried
Mandy Siegfried
has worked at theaters in New York, on and off Broadway, and around the
country. Her film work includes School of
Rock, Two Weeks Notice, Winter Passing, Liberty Maine, The
Out-of-Towners, and St. Andrew’s
Girls.