Chloe by Design: Balancing Act - Hardcover

Gurevich, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1623702585 ISBN 13: 9781623702588

Publisher: Capstone Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

16-year-old Chloe Montgomery beat out the competition to win Teen Design Diva, but she already has another challenge to face - tackling her internship. After winning the first season of the fashion reality show, Chloe is ready to start her job with a famous designer, Stefan Meyers, in New York City. But with an old crush and new challenges to contend with, Chloe discovers that fast-paced fashion industry isn't for the faint of heart. Will she be able to make it work, or will the balancing act prove to be too much for this budding designer?

About this title

Book Description:

· Appeals to viewers of Project Runway  · Perfect for aspiring teen designers and girls who love fashion  · Reality-competition setting appeals to teens by tying into current television interests  · Artwork from fashion industry illustrator with experience at major magazines and TV shows  · Sketchbook-style artwork encourages creativity

About the Author:

Margaret Gurevich has wanted to be a writer since second grade and loves writing for kids of all ages. She has written for many magazines including Girls' Life, SELF, and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first YA novel, Inconvenient, was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens, and her second novel, Pieces of Us, garnered positive reviews from Kirkus, Voya, and Publishers Weekly, which called it "painfully believable." When not writing, Margaret enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, watching too much television, and spending time with her husband and son.

Brooke Hagel has been an Artist ever since she could hold a crayon. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she majored in Fashion Design with an Art Specialization. She has worked in the fashion industry, wardrobe for television and theater, styling, art direction and product design and development. She opened an Etsy shop a few years ago because fashion and drawing were passions of her that she had not been doing enough of in recent years. Her shop has been successful and brought her many great freelance opportunities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1623702585
• ISBN 13: 9781623702588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Illustrator: Brooke Hagel