Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My to Do List [Paperback]

Janette Rallison (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439851211
• ISBN-13: 978-0439851213
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,422,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Janette Rallison is old. Don't ask how old, because it isn't polite. Let's just say she's older than she'd like to be and leave it at that.

Janette lives in Chandler, Arizona with her husband, five children and enough cats to classify her as "an eccentric cat lady." She did not do this on purpose. (The cats, that is; she had the children on purpose.) Every single one of the felines showed up on its own and refuses to leave. Not even the family's fearless little Westie dog can drive them off.
Since Janette has five children and deadlines to write books, she doesn't have much time left over for hobbies. But since this is the internet and you can't actually check up to see if anything on this site is true, let's just say she enjoys dancing, scuba diving, horse back riding and long talks with Orlando Bloom. (Well, I never said he answers back.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't On My To Do List, but..., June 1, 2006

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Paige Anne Turner (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To-Do List (Hardcover)

I almost didn't read this book because of the cover. Sounds horrible, I know, never judge a book by it's cover. But the girl on the cover looked about eleven years old and it didn't seem very interesting. But I read the back, and I thought, maybe I'll read this sometime. So I put it aside, and then one day I picked it up, and started reading, and I didn't stop until I was done.

This is a cute book about a girl named Jessica (who is still in highschool, but NOT eleven years old!) who wants to act. Then a guy named Jordan moves to her town, and... actually, you should read the book.

What I thought when I first picked up the book was that it would be poorly written. On the contrary, I found the writing to be funny, the heroine to be funny and smart. I appreciated everything that happened, and the honest way the author wrote the book.

It was a good read. The only thing that was wrong with it was it's length - I wanted more. :)

So I guess the morale was never to judge a book by it's cover - you may be pleasantly surprised.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, July 16, 2006

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Ella "steelersgrl" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To-Do List (Hardcover)

There is simply no other way to put it-- this book is hilarious. I was lying on my bed reading it and laughing out loud! If you love humor with a touch of everything else this book is perfect. It ends off perfectly. At first I thought the book looked a little babyish, but it was just sooo awesome. Enjoy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jessica the Drama Queen, November 18, 2005

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Reader "Carrie" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To-Do List (Hardcover)

Janette Rallison is true to her funny form in this story of Jessica who dreams of Hollywood. When the hunk of her dreams moves to town, she almost screws up their budding romance by divulging his secret: his dad is a famous movie actor.

If you like your humor screwball as I do, you'll like this book.