Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Girl vs. Superstar

Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Girl vs. Superstar
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2010-04-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101537086

Sixth grade is hard enough for Lucy B. Parker, but it gets so much worse when her mom announces that she’s going to marry Laurel Moses’s dad. Yes, that Laurel Moses—the TV-movie-music star who makes Hannah Montana look like some random kid from the sticks. Suddenly, Lucy’s life is turned upside down and sideways. All Lucy wants to do is get through the day without totally embarrassing herself too much, but that’s hard to do when you’re the less-pretty, less-talented not-quite sister of a mega superstar.

Girl Vs. Superstar

Girl Vs. Superstar
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780399254895

When her two best friends dump her at the beginning of sixth grade, Lucy thinks that her life cannot get any worse, but then she discovers that she is about to get a new stepsister, spoiled television and music star Laurel Moses.

Star Switch

Star Switch
Author: Alesha Dixon
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702301280

Naomi is the biggest pop star on the planet and should be on top of the world... but she's tired of constant touring and missing her school friends and mum. Ruby is Naomi's biggest fan. She knows the words to every song and dreams of being Naomi's BFF. When the girls have an unexpected encounter and swap bodies, Ruby is thrust into the limelight.

Notes from a Liar and Her Dog

Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2003-09-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142500682

Living in a family with two perfect sisters and parents who just don't get her, Ant MacPherson finds it easier to lie. After all, the only one who appreciates her is her dog, Pistachio. But when a concerned teacher sees the truth behind Ant's lies, it seems as though she might be in for a change . . .

Geek Charming

Geek Charming
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2009-02-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101019883

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy! Inspiration for the Disney Channel TV movie, Geek Charming! Dylan Shoenfield is the princess of L.A.'s posh Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new 'it' bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: self professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life--and her social status--comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan--with Josh's help--pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?

Little Miss Red

Little Miss Red
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2010-02-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 014241123X

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy, from the author of Geek Charming. Sophie Greene gets good grades, does the right thing, and has a boyfriend that her parents— and her younger brother—just love. (Too bad she doesn’t love him.) Sophie dreams of being more like Devon Deveraux, star of her favorite romance novels, but, in reality, Sophie isn’t even daring enough to change her nail polish. All of that changes when Sophie goes to Florida to visit her grandma Roz, and she finds herself seated next to a wolfishly goodlooking guy on the plane. The two hit it off, and before she knows it, Sophie’s living on the edge. But is the drama all it’s cracked up to be? Watch a Video

Wicked Jealous

Wicked Jealous
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012-07-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101572493

A fresh and funny twist on Snow White from the author of Cindy Ella and Geek Charming! The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy Simone never saw herself as the "cute girl"--she was always the chunky smartmouth. But after a year of avoiding her wicked almost-stepmonster through Zumba class, Simone's now sporting a whole new retro style. And people keep acting oddly. One thing: her stepmonster seems to be trying to accidentally kill her, or at least fatten her back up. And so when Simone's brother offers to let her move in with him and his six roommates for the summer, Simone jumps at the chance for some normalcy. Only living with seven very different college boys isn't exactly going to help her land her very own happily ever after . . .

Cindy Ella

Cindy Ella
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2008-02-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101098910

The ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy, from the author of Geek Charming. Prom fever has infected LA—especially Cindy’s two annoying stepsisters, and her overly Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all. But her anti-prom letter in the school newspaper does more to turn Cindy into Queen of the Freaks than close the gap between the popular kids and the rest of the students. Everyone thinks she’s committed social suicide, except for her two best friends, the yoga goddess India and John Hughes–worshipping Malcolm, and shockingly, the most popular senior at Castle Heights High and Cindy’s crush, Adam Silver. Suddenly Cindy starts to think that maybe her social life could have a happily ever after. But there’s still the rest of the school to deal with. With a little bit of help from an unexpected source and a fabulous pair of heels, Cindy realizes that she still has a chance at a happily ever after.

Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Take My Advice

Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Take My Advice
Author: Robin Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101535792

Lucy B. Parker has a problem. Specifically, everyone else's problems. When the advice columnist for her school paper has a little meltdown, Lucy's frister (that's friend + sister), teen superstar Laurel Moses, suggests that Lucy become the new go-to girl for advice! Lucy's not quite sure how that's going to work, considering she's usually the one asking for advice, but with the Sadie Hawkins dance coming up, it seems like everyone in her class needs some help.

The Arts of Democracy

The Arts of Democracy
Author: Casey Nelson Blake
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780812240290

Written by some of the most respected and accomplished scholars working in their fields, this volume illuminates the often contradictory impulses that have shaped the historical intersection of the arts, public culture, and the state in modern America.