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Summary: A fairy tale/modern mix
Review: SPIN magazine writer Francesca Lia Block perfectly depicts a portrayal of a fairy tale-esque story set against a modern-day backdrop of Hollywood glamour and ideals. The story chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Barbie Marks and her best friend, a fairy who goes by the name of Mab.Ever since Barbie has been a young girl until the age of 16, her mother has been living through her. She's wanted her to be a model for ages but Barbie has no intentions of ever wanting runway success or to become a carbon copy of her namesake, the buxom Mattel doll. It's a good thing Barbie has Mab for a companion. The two perfectly balance each other out. Barbie is a quiet and timid girl while Mab is feisty and totally outspoken. She never has a problem telling Barbie what she thinks of her - Mab's opinions are uncensored and completely no-holds barred. Due to her mother's wishes and many photography sessions, Barbie is a successful model at 16. Her world is one of star-studded glamour and the sort of life envied by many. Though some may aspire to work Barbie's profession, she is not happy. She and Griffin Tyler, another child model, were both photographed by the very same pedophiliac photographer and now share the same dark secret and both have washed-up parentals who live through them because of their own failures. With Mab's guidance, is it possible for their emotional scars to be healed? Well, the changing of Barbie's name to Serena Moon at the end of the novel signifies a new beginning, a new life Barbie - er, Serena - will live just the way she wants to. The little girl she was and the mature woman she becomes, along with fairy tale elements, make this an unusual yet enjoyable read.
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Summary: Argh! Read this!
Review: "Maybe Mab was real. Maybe there really are girls the size of pinkies with hair the color of the darkest red oleander blossoms and skin like the greenish-white underbellies of calla lililies...maybe not."
I have always been mesmorised by things that ask the question, what if? In I Was A Teenage Fairy. You dont have to believe in Mab, the little fairy girl who befriends Barbie, a child model. But you will wonder, and the book will leave you wondering.
Barbie never wanted to be a model, she always wanted to be the person behind the camera. The "Cyclops eye." But her mother, a fallen model insist and drags Barbie into a whole bunch of uncomftoble job situations. To coax with the fights with her mother and her want to be loved by her father, Barbie wishes for a Faerie friend, someone to talk to and whom would love her. Along comes Mab!
When Barbie is eleven she is sexually abused by her photogopher. This event turns her away from modeling forever. Now, six years later she smokes and parties and does drugs. Yet she still has Mab, her best friend who knows who Barbie truely is, someone who just wants to be heard.
When Todd Grange meets Barbie he falls instantly inlove and well Im blabbering to much arnt I? I might as well just retell the story. In short the story is about friendship, and finding your true self which is why I love it so much. Everyone has their own Mab, all you have to do is look and believe.
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