Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Sheldon, Dyan

ISBN 10: 076360822X ISBN 13: 9780763608224

Publisher: Candlewick, 1999

Synopsis

Having always been the center of attention, Mary Elizabeth, known as Lola, is upset to learn that her new school already has a resident star, thus the competition for greatness between the two girls turns fierce when Lola wins the lead in the school's biggest play.

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Review:

Mary Elizabeth, a.k.a. Lola, is accustomed to playing the starring role in the fascinating production that is her life. Her pottery-making single mom and bratty twin sisters are merely bit players in Lola's dramatic existence. But all this changes when she is forced to move from her beloved Manhattan to the boring suburbs of New Jersey. According to Lola, "living in the suburbs is like being dead, only with cable TV and pizza delivery." The worst part is that someone has already snagged the coveted Drama Queen of Suburbia title--and that someone is Carla Santini. Carla, who is "sophisticated, beautiful, and radiates confidence the way a towering inferno radiates heat," isn't about to let anyone take away her hard-earned crown. Undaunted, Lola tries out for and wins the lead in the school play, a role much desired by Carla. In retaliation, Carla makes the entire student body give Lola the silent treatment (and in addition scores tickets to a sold-out concert of Lola's favorite rock band). Can Lola crash the concert, crush Carla, and still have enough energy to wow everyone in the school production of Pygmalion? It's all in a day's work for Lola, Teenage Drama Queen.

With Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Dyan Sheldon has written a classic good girl vs. bad girl story and a rib-tickling romp through the petty kingdom (or in this case, queen-dom) of small-town high school popularity politics. The wide-open ending will have young drama-queens-in-training eagerly searching the shelves for the next installment of Lola's adventures. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

About the Author:

Dyan Sheldon is the author of many books for young people, including My Worst Best Friend and The Crazy Things Girls Do for Love, and a number of stories for younger readers. She also writes books for adults. American by birth, she lives in north London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 076360822X
• ISBN 13: 9780763608224
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272