Red Carpet Riot (Likely Story, Book 3) - Hardcover

Van Etten, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375846808 ISBN 13: 9780375846809

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009

Synopsis

It’s award night—will Mallory make it down the red carpet?

When we last left Mallory, her first show had just aired to rave ratings; her conniving mother was engaged to her dreaded producer boyfriend, Richard; she wasn’t sure if her boyfriend, Keith, would stick by her; and the school secretary had some unwelcome news about her student status. Now, just when her show gets a Daytime Emmy nomination, she’s got to fend off sneaky saboteurs, decide between Keith and Dallas, her show’s hunky star, break off her mother’s engagement, and pass gym class!

Hang on for a wild ride that takes us to the end of Mallory’s story, and maybe her rope, as the Emmy Awards inch closer and closer and she’s got to do-sido as fast as she can to keep up.

About this title

About the Author

David Van Etten is actually three writers: Chris Van Etten is a full-time writer for ABC’s One Life to Live; David Ozanich is a freelance writer and playwright; and David Levithan is the author of Boy Meets Boy and many other young adult novels for Knopf.

Reviews

Grade 7 Up—An amusing yet uneven installment in the series. Mallory's innovative new soap opera has garnered raves and Emmy nominations for her writing and for her mother's acting. Being a prodigy in the world of daytime drama is demanding enough, but the 16-year-old is also wrestling with boyfriend issues, formulating a plan to sabotage her mother's current relationship, and trying not to fail gym class. A story line leak to a soap-opera magazine leads to major friction between Mallory and her mother. The award ceremony can't come fast enough; when it finally does, with all its glamour, giddiness, and grotesquery, the show's stars and staff are in for some dramatic surprises. While the individual strengths of the three authors—Chris Van Etten, David Ozanich, and David Levithan—make for some laugh-out-loud moments, several scenes, particularly those that switch between Mallory's television and school worlds, don't flow well. The novel's best moments poke fun at daytime drama, from revengeful actors demanding more face time to implausible story lines, breathless dialogue, and rabid fan-club presidents. Scenes set at the Emmys are particularly funny, especially the inane and pretentious dialogue parroted by presenters and outbursts on stage. In contrast, scenes involving Mallory at school are quite colorless. Buy where the series is popular.—Jennifer Schultz, Fauquier County Public Library, Warrenton, VA END

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375846808
• ISBN 13: 9780375846809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304