Alex Fitzgerald, TV Star (Planet Reader, Chapter Book) [Paperback]

Kathleen Krull (Author), Wendy Edelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1998 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Planet Reader First Chapter Books

Fourth grader Alex's new friendships in California are endangered when her chance to appear in a rock video brings her glamour and an inflated ego. Sequel to "Alex Fitzgerald's Cure for Nightmares."

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3-- This sequel to Alex Fitzgerald's Cure for Nightmares (Little, 1990) continues the adventures of Alex, a newcomer to Ocean View's fourth grade. After she successfully completes a piano solo for the annual Christmas show, Alex receives a special invitation to audition for a famous rock star's music video. As her dreams of being a celebrity inflate, all thoughts for her father's Christmas presents and her friends' feelings disappear. The action moves briskly throughout ten short chapters that are interspersed with black-and-white illustrations. Alex's character remains likable, but disappointingly one-dimensional. While only an average choice for transitional readers, the story will suffice for those youngsters with similar visions of notoriety. --Jana R. Fine, Clearwater Public Library System, FL
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Krull's second book about her irrepressible heroine takes up the excitement and disappointments of show business. Now happily ensconced with her father in California while her mother works for a year in Japan, Alex is given the chance to audition for a part in rock star Rox Rox's latest video after making a triumphant appearance playing the piano at the fourth- grade Christmas play. In a flash, Alex--who has never previously heard of Rox Rox--goes into overdrive about her coming stardom. When she actually gets the job, her extreme enthusiasm begins to lose her friends and get her in trouble at school for inattention. When she discovers that she has been replaced with Rox's little sister (except for a shot of her hands playing the piano), her disillusionment is total. Alex has much energy, if not common sense, and Krull has a good ear for dialogue--some compensation for routine characters, language, and plot. An acceptable, if undistinguished, addition to young readers' collections. (Fiction. 8-10) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Troll Communications; 1st paperback ed edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816744424
• ISBN-13: 978-0816744428
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,863,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

KATHLEEN KRULL is well known for her innovative, award-winning nonfiction for young readers, which includes the successful Lives of... series. Kathleen Krull lives in San Diego, CA. Visit her at www.kathleenkrull.com AND http://facebook.com/kathleen.krull