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Cecily in the City
Readers Favorite Gold Medal winner for Young Adult Romance Cecily Taylor Damone thinks her life can't get any better when she moves to the city after getting a job on a daytime soap opera. She can't wait to be a real actress and be in the same city as her pop star boyfriend. But soon rumors start after she stars in another singer's music video. Plus, there's more drama behind the scenes of her new show than what's in the script. Cecily just wants to act, be happy with Andrew, and help the charities close to her heart, but life sure is different in the glare of the spotlight with people waiting to see you fall. Can Cecily stay grounded while in the big city?
Can Dreams Come True? Contemporary YA fiction Wishing Book Shelf Finalist What would it be like to date your celebrity crush? Cecily has always had a huge crush on singer/songwriter Andrew Holiday and she wants to be an actress, so she jumps at the chance to tag along when her friend auditions for Andrew’s new video. Cecily gets a part in the video and all of Andrew’s attention on the set. Her friend begins to see red and Cecily’s boyfriend is seeing green—as in major jealousy. A misunderstanding leaves Cecily and her boyfriend on the outs and Andrew hopes to pick up the pieces as he’s looking for someone more stable in his life than the celebrities he’s dated. Soon Cecily begins to realize Andrew understands her more than her small-town boyfriend—but can her perfect love match really be her favorite rock star? "It’s a drama-filled YA read with a great message about being enough for someone by just being yourself – no matter who they are. Hager gives readers jealousy, anger, disappointment, anxiety, betrayal, fluttering butterflies, love, hope and most importantly the message about believing in yourself." -Cheryl M-M's Book Blog |
NEXT DOOR TO A STAR
Genre: Young Adult contemporary ★ SYNOPSIS ★ A fresh start in a new town and a chance to reinvent herself. But can Hadley handle the popular crowd? Hadley Daniels is sick of being invisible at school and wants a fresh start. She sees a chance to reinvent herself when she moves to the lake resort town of Grand Haven. There she gets her first taste of popularity when she moves next door to a teen actress who used to be on a popular TV show. Simone is everything Hadley longs to be: pretty, popular, and famous, so why doesn’t Simone want to talk about her life in Hollywood? Hadley gets caught up hanging with the popular crowd and starts seeing Nick Jenkins. However, the popular girls turn on her and fill Nick’s head with a lie about Hadley that leaves her heartbroken. Hadley soon finds out what it’s really like to be in the popular crowd and what being famous is all about as Simone opens up to her about her time in Hollywood. Cliques. Back-stabbing. All eyes on you. Is this really what it’s like to live NEXT DOOR TO A STAR? |
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The perfect guy, the perfect location. What could go wrong? Hadley Daniels’s life seems perfect. Before the beginning of sophomore year of high school, Hadley and her family move to a beautiful beach town, where she makes amazing new friends and lands the boyfriend of her dreams. She and Nick form a deep bond, but insecurity sets in when Hadley discovers her boyfriend once had a huge crush on her friend—who just happens to be the beautiful teen TV star, Simone Hendrickson. Nick claims to be over Simone, but then Hadley is blindsided with the news that Nick and Simone kissed after school. Now Hadley must determine who is telling the truth. Love, betrayal, friendship…who needs TV drama when you’re busy competing with a star? |