Ruby Parker: Soap Star (Paperback)

Rowan Coleman

ISBN 10: 0007244010 / ISBN 13: 9780007244010

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2007

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Paperback. Child soap-star Ruby Parker discovers fame isnt all its cracked up to be! Ruby Parker has been acting in the glamorous soap, Kensington Heights, for most of her life. She is stunned when she overhears the script writers discussing whether to kill her character off, or to replace Ruby with a more beautiful actress! She has always felt like the ugly duckling compared to her stunning co-stars, but now more than ever she sees that everyone is disappointed how the cute, chubby dimpled four year old has morphed into a lumpy pimpled fourteen year old. Ruby is feeling more self-conscious than ever, and to top it all off, she discovers shes got to have her first screen kiss with the oh-so-gorgeous Justin de Souza, the soaps hunk.What with dealing with fame on a national level, having her first ever kiss in front of cameras and dealing with everyones jealousy at stage school, Ruby doesnt think things can get any harder. Then her parents give her the most unexpected (and worst) news yet Child soap-star Ruby Parker discovers fame isnt all its cracked up to be! This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ruby Parker: Soap Star (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007244010
• ISBN 13: 9780007244010
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Child soap-star Ruby Parker discovers fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!

Ruby Parker has been acting in the glamorous soap, Kensington Heights, for most of her life. She is stunned when she overhears the script writers discussing whether to kill her character off, or to replace Ruby with a more beautiful actress! She has always felt like the ugly duckling compared to her stunning co-stars, but now more than ever she sees that everyone is disappointed how the cute, chubby dimpled four year old has morphed into a lumpy pimpled fourteen year old. Ruby is feeling more self-conscious than ever, and to top it all off, she discovers she’s got to have her first screen kiss – with the oh-so-gorgeous Justin de Souza, the soap’s hunk.

What with dealing with fame on a national level, having her first ever kiss in front of cameras and dealing with everyone’s jealousy at stage school, Ruby doesn’t think things can get any harder. Then her parents give her the most unexpected (and worst) news yet…

About the Author

Rowan Coleman has been writing books for adults and children since 2002 when she won Company Magazine's 'Young Writer of the Year.' Her books for adults include The Times Bestsellers The Accidental Mother and The Baby Group. Rowan is currently writing the Ruby Parker series for girls, featuring child star Ruby Parker who is just like any other thirteen-year-old girl – except she is famous. Rowan lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, young daughter and a standard poodle called Polly.