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The sole heir to Metronome Media and daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders.
Daughter of chart-topping pop icon Holla Jones, stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of her own music breakthrough.
By the time freshman year begins, unconventional-looking Lizzie Summers has come to expect fawning photographers and adoring fans to surround her gorgeous supermodel mother. But when Lizzie is approached by a fashion photographer that believes she's "the new face of beauty," Lizzie surprises herself and her family by becoming the newest Summers woman to capture the media's spotlight.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780316088428
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- ISBN: 9780316088428
- File size: 853 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.7
- Lexile® Measure: 680
- Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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April 26, 2010
The daughter of talk show host Regis Philbin tackles a topic that’s close to home in her predictably glam (think paparazzi chases, designer apparel, and Fashion Week appearances) but thoroughly enjoyable debut. This first book in a series about growing up with celebrity parents follows 14-year-old Lizzie (daughter of a supermodel), Hudson (daughter of a pop icon), and Carina (daughter of a media tycoon)—best friends who feel doomed to live in the oppressive shadow of their superstar parents. The other girls’ struggles are barely touched on (presumably to be explored in later books), as Lizzie’s adventures in “ugly modeling” (“using people who aren’t traditionally beautiful to sell products”) and the unanticipated side effects of her newfound popularity take center stage. Despite the potential for a contrived story, Philbin’s portrayal of the girls as down-to-earth overachievers who crave normalcy keeps the book in believable territory. Lizzie’s physical insecurities (given that her gorgeous mother has been called “walking proof of God”) and growth make her particularly relatable. Who knew? Stars’ daughters—they’re just like us. Ages 12–up. -
July 1, 2010
Grades 7-10 Philbin, the daughter of Regis, knows something about being a celebritys daughter. But her fathers not as famous as the parents of Carina (heir to a multimedia empire), Hudson (daughter of a Madonna-like mother), and Lizzie, who, like the daughter of Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel, has her fathers looks (not so good for the ego). Yet others appreciate Lizzie, including a photographer who is looking for the new face of beauty. Philbin has an appealing writing style that gets readers into a New York state of mind. Along with the designer names and posh addresses, theres some introspection, too. Expect the next books to focus on the problems of the other rich and famous girls.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.) -
July 1, 2010
Fourteen-year-old Lizzie feels overshadowed by her supermodel mom. When she's offered a chance to be a model herself, she finds that she enjoys the spotlight. Lizzie and her friends, also daughters of celebrities, are so privileged that sympathy for them is difficult, but Philbin (Regis's daughter) provides lots of details about the realities of growing up in the public eye.(Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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