Gayle B. (glbirch) reviewed on 4/14/2011 + 205 more book reviews

I really enjoyed this lighthearted read; Ms. Samson crafts such genuine characters they are always fun to read about. This is her first teen novel I've read (reviewing it for my kids' Christian school library). That being said, this is probably definitely at least middle school level, as the main character's life involves seeing the movie world behind the scenes, so sex and drug & alcohol use are brought up (but definitely with the right perspective). In this book, Scotty is not a Christian, but she is interested in Jesus and maybe sort of believes in God, or not! This would be a good book for any young person to read, I think. Her attitude towards sex is that it is definitely not a choice she is willing to sacrifice her future for right now (she's about to turn sixteen), and she sees drugs/alcohol in a negative light - having seen the reality of people who are controlled by substance abuse. But these themes are really tangential, not major topics. Her main "thing" seems to be that she prizes people who are KIND and tries to be so to others. A very winning character. And I think young people will appreciate her celebrity review-type blog entries, interspersed with diary entries and narratives. I was just going to read them to check for content, but I want to find out what happens to her next!

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