The Black Sheep - Hardcover

Collins, Yvonne; Rideout, Sandy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423101561 ISBN 13: 9781423101567

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2007

Synopsis

Fed up with her parents and all their ridiculous rules (they keep a binder full of them), fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop writes away to The Black Sheep, a reality TV show that offers the chance to swap families with another teen. But when the camera crew shows up at her Manhattan apartment, Kendra starts to have second thoughts. Too late. Kendra’s whisked away to Monterey, California, to live with the Mulligans. The carefree household that couldn’t be more different that her own--complete with hippy parents, their five kids, and a pet ferret. And falling for Mitch, the Mulligan's seventeen-year-old son, only complicates things further, especially since Mitch despises the TV show and everything it stands for. But given the chance, Kendra might just be able to juggle first love, her new stardom, and a pushy TV producer who will stop at nothing for higher ratings.

 

In this hilarious and touching YA novel, Kendra learns to live under a new roof, but finds true refuge in the unlikeliest of places—her own family.

About this title

About the Author:

Longtime friends Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout met as teens. Together they have also writtenTotally Me: The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide, as well as two popular YA novels,Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid: Diva in TrainingandNow Starring Vivien Leigh Reid: Diva in Training. Both authors live in Toronto, Canada.
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From Booklist:

Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop is so fed up with her boring, New York banker parents and their desire to turn her into a mini version of themselves that she writes away to the reality show The Black Sheep in hopes of trading her life with some other unhappy teen. Kendra is shipped off to Monterey to live with a hippie family devoted to saving otters, while their daughter, Maya, gets to live the cultured life she has always craved in Manhattan. A culture clash ensues, pushed to the max by the ominipresent producer, Judy, who is in charge of making sure there is drama (and if there isn't, she edits the footage). The story drags when it's about the otters, for whom Kendra develops a deep affinity. It picks up when Kendra and Maya's brother, Mitch, get together, break apart, and get together. This is all hilariously over the top (though it's unfortunate that Judy, the pushy producer, has a Jewish last name). The authors have the reality-show shenanigans down pat, and there are some sharp takeoffs of folks like Dr. Phil. Au courant. Cooper, Ilene
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About this edition

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1423101561
• ISBN 13: 9781423101567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352