Back Talk [Paperback]

Alexandra Richards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 2007

Goodbye small town hell . . . hello Big Apple!

Sixteen-year-old Gemma Winters couldn't be more ecstatic--and terrified--about scoring a summer internship at one of the hippest daytime TV talk shows, Back Talk with Kate Morgan. To top it off, she's staying in a palatial brownstone in Manhattan with celebutante Dana Cox (a virtual E! True Hollywood Story in the making) and world-weary millionheiress America Vanderbilt. Gemma's corn-fed naivete melts away as she gets a taste of designer clothes, underage clubbing . . . and a cute Johnny Depp look-a-like.

The glamour fades by nine a.m. when Gemma becomes slave labor for harried producers. Not even her borrowed Manolo Blahniks can shield her from an office romance turned ugly and backstabbing fellow interns. When someone is unfairly fired and a show is at risk, Gemma goes out of her way to prove this small-town girl is more than just a "photocopy bitch."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 257 pages
• Publisher: Flux (July 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738710172
• ISBN-13: 978-0738710174
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,997,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about Jealousy, July 17, 2007

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Jody (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Talk (Paperback)

If only my life was this fabulous at 16. As much as you want to hate on and be jealous of the trio of roommates in this book, (Gemma, America, and Dana), you will end up loving all of them. They are interning and living in NYC, two are fabulously rich, but without any of that spoiled super sweet 16 BS (OK maybe a teeny bit). The star of the novel, Gemma, is quite down to earth coming to NYC from the not so chichi countryside. Her take on interning at a trashy talk show is refreshing. Perhaps more interesting is the peek into Gemma's internship and the talk show world in general. I read online that the author once worked for a talk show type TV program, maybe we have some slightly blind itemed situations going on here. self-obsessed talk show host = egomaniac Tyra Banks? Probably not but fun to guess....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Metalic, electric blue or AWESOME!!!, July 4, 2007

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dreaming of Dior - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back Talk (Paperback)

I just finished Back Talk and had to write because it totally rocked! I'm so jealous of Gemma, Dana and America spending the summer in New York City! Like Gemma, I live in a small town and this is the kind of life I dream about! Boys, designer cloths, cool jobs - and did I mention boys?!?

I really hope this becomes a series, I can't wait for more!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talking back about BACK TALK!, July 12, 2007

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canonizer (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

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While not an avid YA reader, I found this book compelling. The characters weren't the black/white good/bad characters I remember from when I was reading children's fiction. You didn't always know who to root for, but it was obvious that the trio of girls was going to carve out their own path. Looking forward to what's in store for them in the future.