I never plan to read them and I never planned to read this book, but I won it and I read it. I suppose I should say that I have never read Gossip Girl, The A List, The Clique, or any books like them. Theyll make deals, throw parties, crush on boys, all on the way to discovering that no matter how famous or important you are, friendship always comes first. Ts all about talent in LA: who has it, who doesnt, who wants it, and who can find it first! When thirteen-year-old Mac Armstrong witnesses newcomer Emily Munglers stellar lying-to-gain-entry performance during a movie premiere party at the Roosevelt in Hollywood, it dawns on her that her own talent is to discover it in others! So Mac and her BFFs set out to prove it by turning fresh-from- Cedartown-Iowa Emily into a box office bombshell. But, for kids this might teach them how not to be. Education to me is how a person gets rich. She was truly upset for what she had done to her. Her friendship with was important to her. People need to be judged by the kind of person that they are, which is what Emily finally figures out at the end. My niece loved the book but I think she finally realized at the end that everything in life should not revolve around material things. Getting everything that you want and being able shop and buy anything wherever you want, does sound like alot of rich and spoiled kids today. Even though she loses her friends for a short time and Ruby does embarrass her at Kimmie's party, I really don't think that she learns the true meaning of friendship and hard work. Unfortunately, there are too many kids whose values are like those of Becks, Mac and her other friends. The characters in this book are true to life.

I read this book along with my niece for a literature project she is doing in the seventh grade.

Star Power by Zoey Dean