Pop Girl - Softcover

Storm, Tallia

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238 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1338113828 ISBN 13: 9781338113822

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2016

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Fourteen-year-old Storm Hall lives to sing. Forget school. Forget boys. All Storm wants is to sing. So when she's forced to miss a national competition to go on a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation to Hawaii, her life is over! What could be worse than missing a big break to visit an island paradise? What if her (former) best friend steals her spotlight?When Storm meets a Hawaiian band who needs a last minute singer she starts to think vacation might not be so bad after all. And when she hears her voice and her song on the local radio the next day, she thinks all of her dreams are coming true! That is until the band introduces their singer on air. It's NOT her. There's a Storm coming!Pop Girl is the debut novel from singer-songwriter Tallia Storm.

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About the Author:

Tallia Storm is a singer and songwriter whose own incredible story is the foundation for Pop Girl. Tallia was thirteen and on a family vacation when Elton John heard her sing. He spontaneously invited her to sing at his concert in her hometown. Three years later, Tallia has signed a long term recording contract with Virgin Records, writes for Huffington Post and Shout! magazine and is Brand Ambassador for fashion house Paul Frank. This is her debut novel.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 6–9—Storm, 13, loves to sing, and she knows with certainty that she is made for the stage. After a scheduled family vacation interferes with an opportunity for Storm to sing a solo on national radio, she becomes the most morose person ever to board a plane to Hawaii. However, a chance encounter leads her to a recording studio just outside her family's hotel, where a Hawaiian band is missing its flaky lead singer. Storm steps in to record vocals, but later, when one of the recordings receives radio play, she is given no credit for her contribution. Furious, she vents her frustration to a well-dressed man in the hotel elevator, impulsively gives him the recordings, and unwittingly launches her career as a pop singer. This title is a light but highly readable indulgence of an attractive fantasy to many young girls: being "discovered" and rising instantly to pop stardom. Interestingly, the author writes from personal experience. She is a Scottish pop star who was discovered at age 13 by Elton John. Yet unlike the author, the main character is not the daughter of parents who are already famous in their own right. Storm also struggles with self-centered thinking and tendencies, which may annoy readers seeking a more likable protagonist. Still, Storm's self-absorption is not without (mild) consequences, and the underlying themes of empathy and generosity may prompt readers to examine their own behavior. VERDICT Fans of Rachel Ren�e Russell's "Dork Diaries" series will enjoy this light pop fantasy immensely and will look forward to the implied sequel.—Sara White, Seminole County Public Library, Casselberry, FL

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