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My Perfect Life

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Ella Gerard has always believed that she has the perfect life. Perfect grades, perfect poise, perfect house, perfect parents, perfect friends, whatever she has, it's perfect. That is, until Lola Cep (resident drama queen) moves to boring Dellwood, New Jersey, and shows her that her life seems perfect, but actually really isn't once you look through the "perfect" exterior. But when Lola nominates Ella for school president, pitting her up against the vicious and popular Carla Santini, all bets are off, and many of Ella's family secrets surface, showing just how un-perfect her and her family really are.

While I was reading CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, I was dying to read a book from Ella's point of view, since Lola seemed a bit dramatic for my taste, but Ella seemed more grounded. I feel that I was a bit wrong. First of all, MY PERFECT LIFE features Lola so much that you would think that it's about her. Second, when Lola isn't taking over the story with her dramatic acts, Ella does nothing but talk about Lola. Third, Ella just seems a bit dull and boring after reading about Lola, who was so vivid and vibrant. But, the story still holds itself strong by touching on topics such as: alcoholism, school politics, slander, etc. I feel that Dyan Sheldon did a wonderful job in creating this novel about Ella, I just hope that she writes a sequel to this from Sam's point of view, as I find that he is a fascinating character, and I would love to get the chance to read more about him.

Erika Sorocco

Ella Gerard stars in this sequel to CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN. Lola is not eligible to run for student body president against Carla Santini, so she volunteers Ella and their friend Sam as a slate, with herself as campaign manager.

Carla stops at nothing in her quest, from an expensive rally with Ella's mom as caterer to a mud-slinging campaign. Lola is more than ready to match wits with Carla, though, and Ella reluctantly comes along for the adventure. Lola's posters with pictures of Carla shopping and talking on her cell phone are funny, and soon students are taking a serious interest in the campaign. Ella finds that the more Carla tries to outdo them, the more Ella wants to win.

The campaign is not the only thing worrying Ella, though. Her mother is getting drunk fairly often, and her father is rarely at home. Everything comes to a head right before voting. Can she hold it together even through a terrifying debate in front of the entire school?

Though more serious in tone than CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, MY PERFECT LIFE still maintains some humor and the same great characters, and readers will hope that Dyan Sheldon will return again to Dellwood High.

--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio

I loved Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and was at the bookstore the other day when I saw that there was a sequel. It's very good, almost better than the original.

MY PERFECT LIFE is told from Ella's viewpoint, not Lola's. It's really funny and all, but because Ella is not a drama queen and she's much more laid back than Lola. The book starts off with Lola announcing that she wants to run for student body president, and when Ella tells her that she can't run because she has only been at the high school for a year, Lola decides to nominate Ella instead. Sam Creek, the school's token bad boy/rebel, is running with Ella for vice president. Neither of them want to, but Lola nominated them and if they back out now they'll never live it down. Carla Santini is also running for president...and sure she'll win. Carla is Lola's arch nemisis - Lola will do anything to keep her from winning.

This book is really funny, with an unexpected twist of an ending. My only complaint with the book is: the first 20 or so pages are a little slow. In the long run, I highly recommend MY PERFECT LIFE for anyone looking for some funny, easy reading. (If you want to read this book, but haven't read Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, that's okay. It isn't really necessary. They make a few references to the book but you won't be lost without knowing what they're saying.)

Overall grade - B+

i read ctdq in like, 2 days and was dying to get the sequel. i even sprang for hardcover! ella is extremely reluctant about having anything to do with student government. she expects lola will run no matter what, considering her love for spotlight and attention. little does ella know that she is so wrong and lola is planning for ella and sam to run for president and vice president behind their backs! will sam and ella run? and if they do, will they win over the formidable, evil carla santini? what about their nearly forgotten opponent - morty? read this sequel for more laughs and refreshing wit. bye and thanx for reading!
p.s. if you haven't read 'confessions of a teenage drama queen' i highly reccomend reading it. it is just as hilarious if not more than 'my perfect life'. oh yeah, the author writes this one from the point of view of ELLA, NOT lola.

I enjoyed this book, however, it wasn't anywhere near being as good as the first. It wasn't as funny as Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, but there were still some pretty funny parts in it. I thought she did an OK job mixing serious stuff with funny stuff, and even though I liked how it was written from Ella's point of view instead of Lola's, it did make things a little less interesting. Overall I thought it was good, though.

Don't cha hate it when people never give anything a chance? the book was good overall. I suggest read the book Confession of a teenage drama queen than seeing the movie. u get a better perspective

For my Amazon reading project I read the book My Perfect Life. Picture a perfect looking girl with perfect friends and a perfect family. Well, the girl you could be picturing a young girl named Ella Gerard. Ella is one of the most popular girls at school until a recent fight with her best friend Carla Santana. Ella and Carla are no longer friends and a new girl named Lola Cep moves into town. Lola is a free spirit and very opinionated girl. Although Lola and Ella are two different people, they become best friends. Everything in just fine in Ella's life until Lola decides to sign Ella up to run for class president. To make matters worse Ella has to run against her ex-best friend Carla. Carla is the most popular girl at school and her family is the richest in the town. At first Ella says that she will not run against Carla for president but somewhere along the way Lola talks her into it. As the two duke it out to win class president there are some major fights that go on between the two of them. If you would like to find out more about the book or find out who wins you'll have to pick up the book and read it yourself.
I thought this book was very well written. The one thing I didn't like about the book was how it took so long just to get to one event. This book could have been shorter but it was good it had all of the details to help you picture events that had happened. This book was easy to relate to. I overall thought the book was pretty good. I would like to recommend this book to all teenage girls.

If you read Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and loved it, you'll love My Perfect Life. Dyan Sheldon, again, wrote another amazing book that grabs the readers attention. While reading this book, and I just couldnt put it down. Ella and Lola are both strong characters, along with Carla and the rest of the supporting characters. I reccomend this book for someone who is looking for a good book to grab their attention. I hope you found my review helpful.

Sophie S.

I thought that this book was a great book. I dont like reading at all, but once I picked this book up, I couldnt stop reading it. Its a good book; great for teenagers.

This book was a good read. I read it for my required humor book for my literature class. It is the same characters from Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. It is different though, because it is written in Ella's point of few, not Lola's. I read this book in one day it was so good. I would definatly recommend this book to fans of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. I am sure that if you read this book you will find it pleasurable.