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Summary: WOW
Review: Mary Elizabeth Cep or "Lola" as she likes to be called, just moved from New York City to a small suburban town in New Jersey, and to a world of conformity. After she makes a vow to herself to be the truly unique person that she is, she learns that sometimes being yourself is not as easy as it should be. She goes head-to-head with the most popular girl in school, and learns that "Miss Popular" is the most feared girl in school, not because of strength, but because of the effect she can have on a person's popularity. This is an inspiring book. It is a help to others to realize that nothing is worth not being yourself and not having your freedom of expression. This book is excellent, and if you choose to read it, make sure you have no plans for the weekend, because you won't want to put it down.
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Summary: Predictable yet Pleasant
Review: Moving away from home is never an easy adjustment for anyone, especially moving away from the vibrant upbeat Manhattan to the dull suburbs of New Jersey. When Mary Elizabeth a.k.a. Lola, leaves her adored home, her title as the drama queen stays behind.
Unfortunately, Carla Santini has already snatched the drama queen title at her new school. However, Lola bathes in the lime light and is willing to fight for her spot back in center stage.
When Lola scores the lead role in the play Pygmalion, the character that the elegant Carla wanted to play, her entire school shuns her. Lola's life seems to speed down a rocky waterfall as she struggles to suffer in the unrefined wasteland which she calls "Dead Wood." She can't even get tickets to her favorite rock band while Carla of course snagged the them.
Luckily, through it all, she befriended Ella Gerard, who joined her on several journeys such as betraying her parents to go to a concert.
Dyan Sheldon leads us through a typical tale of the good girl verses the bad girl in which, as predicted, the good girl always wins. Antics after antics, the reader follows each and every obstacle Lola faces until the very end where fate takes over.
From the very first chapter, the rest of the book can easily be determined even if you aren't a physic. For instance, when Lola ponders converting the dull uncultured town into sophisticated geniuses like herself, it is obvious that her plan will not turn out, showing the moral that underestimating is pure unintelligence.
Although not everyone is quite the dramatic, preppy, girly girl, Sheldon does almost accurately portray a teenager's life. Gradually, a message is unfolded that being different isn't easy, but it is okay.
This is a novel many could relate to, considering it even wraps in some famous stars teens admire today.
Personally, I am not the one that would be caught rolling on the floor hysterically laughing as I skipped among the pages of a book, but I must admit some of it I found (silently) amusing. Plus, its simplicity, yet its hidden depth made it easy to read.
After reading the book, I moved on to bigger and better things, a.k.a. watching the movie which was a drastic disappointment not just because of Lindsey Lohan's "talent". The charming little details that kept the book going were completely absent from the movie which made it cheesy, corny, and conceivably childish.
Following Lola through her artsy mood swings, antics, hopeless determination, and even silliness made me ponder that perhaps everyone has a little bit of "drama queen" blood in them!
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Summary: Best teenage comunications book in a long time!
Review: This book has really inspired me to read more about teenage problems and even absurdities. LOL! This book reaches out to teenagers and probably even some adults. The mother, Karen Kapok, in this story was down to earth (where she belonged) and she was also great at dealing with her daughters fights, arguments, and "absurdities" in a great manner. I recommend that all teens read this book!
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Summary: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Review: This book is about a girl named Lola. She moves to Dellwood, New Jersey from exciting New York City. When she arrives at her new house she meets her new best friend Ella, who is one of the only people who doesn't follow around Carla. Carla is basically the queen of the school and she is now Lola's new enemy. It is because Lola draws attention to herself, which takes it away from Carla. Lola loves theater so when she hears about the school play she couldn't be more excited, except maybe for seeing her all time favortie band Sidharta. When she hears that Carla has always been the lead in every single school play Lola knows this will not end well. I thought this was a good book because it was interesting and was talking about a teenagers life. This book did exaderate the life of a teenage girl at highschool, but it still was a good read. The portrayal of Lola's life was really interesting because it showed the somewhat truth of how everyone wants to be in the popular group. This book was easy to relate to because of Lola's struggels and what she had to deal with. The ending was also something that you wouldn't expect.
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Summary: Teenage Life
Review: This book is about a teenager who is dealing with hard things teenagers go through. I did like this book because this girl was confident in what she did and she handled things great. Yes, I recommend other people to read this book because it shows the difficulties teenagers go through and it enlightens you in a way where you understand har life. The dialogue was believable because that's the way teenagers are today. My favorite character was Mary because she was confident, bright, and cheerful. I did not like Carla because she was rude to people who were not popular. The author wrote in a way that I could picture what was happening.
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Summary: Confessions of a teenage drama queen
Review: This book is about Lola (really named Mary) who comes from New York to a small town in New Jersey, she is convinced that she can change the hopelessly boring lives of the residents of Deadwood but doesn't suceed as much as hoped. She makes a new best friend and a whole bunch of enemies. I never saw the movie but this book if pretty good, it is funny and is pretty far off from who I am so it was relatively entertaining.
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Summary: Love it!!!
Review: This book is awesome. I just love how much drama and craziness is in the book and lola is such a drama queen its hysterical and I cant wait to see the movie! Cuz I've read the book a while ago. It's awesome and inspiring.
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Summary: Gr-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-reat Book
Review: This book is great for anyone that has dreams they think will never come true. Lola moves to Dellwood, New Jersey and thinks it is the most boring place. All she wants is to become a famous actress, and now it seems impossible. When she hears her favorite band is breaking up, she just has to get tickets to their last concert and her rival, Carla, already has them. To find out what happens to Lola, read this book. It is great. I usually don't like reading, but this book i just couldn't put down.
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Summary: Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen~
Review: THIS BOOK IS GREAT!![.] It is soooo funny....the way Stu is drunk and keeps asking questions. This book is defenalty for those who don't like to read the normal everyday happy ending book. There is no way to predicit what is going to happen next. You think she will give up~She does not~You think she is going to slap~She does not. This book is defenalty not for guys unless they want to get in Touch with their Feminaine side. Total chick flick..They should make this into a movie READ IT!...
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Summary: This is a very good book!
Review: This book was a good read. It is about a girl, Mary Elizabeth Cep or Lola. She is definitely what you might call a drama queen. When Lola is forced away from the city to the suburbs of Dellwood, New Jersey,she feels she must become the creative heart of Dellwood. Lola immediately becomes Carla Santini, the popular girl in school's enemy. This is really good and if you like it, you should also read My Perfect Life by Dyan Sheldon.
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