The Princess of Pop (Truth or Dare) [School & Library Binding]

Cathy Hopkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004 | Series: Truth or Dare

"I have un grando dare for Becca and Cat, " said Squidge. "You know this competition for Pop Princess? Well, I dare you both to enter." He looked pointedly at me. "And I mean both of you. Auditions are next Saturday."

Becca missed the fun of the school production of Grease, and she has a reputation of being fickle and a dreamer. But the Pop Princess challenge makes her determined to try harder than she has ever tried before. She has the voice, but has she got the staying power?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Cathy Hopkins lives in North London with her handsome husband and three deranged cats. She has had nineteen books published. The fifth book

in the Mates, Dates series, Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors, was recently released in the U.K. Piccadilly Press has launched a new series from Hopkins,

based on the classic sleepover game of Truth or Consequences. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 191 pages
• Publisher: San Val (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417628944
• ISBN-13: 978-1417628940
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,009,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fun look at stardom and self-discovery, May 17, 2004

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Teenreads.com (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Princess of Pop (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

The second book in the Truth or Dare series is even stronger than the first. Becca's story centers on an exciting American Idol type contest --- "Pop Princess" and "Pop Prince." Becca may have chickened out at the tryouts for her school play Grease, but this contest becomes more than a laugh for her and her friends as she starts to rise through the eliminations.

Does she really want this? Becca now has to endure image changes, stress, judges who seem out to get her and the added tension of her parents fighting at home as she keeps returning for higher and higher levels of the competition. Some other teens in the contest, like Jade, her boyfriend Mac's sister, seem confident and ready for stardom. Becca doesn't even know what she's doing but finds that she is up to the challenge when she needs to be, especially with the support of her friends.

But her friends don't always seem to fully grasp what she is going through, especially Mac. They don't understand that she needs to spend every minute getting ready for her big contest. As she moves past her obsession with the competition, Becca's path to find herself and straighten her priorities will endear her to readers, even if they have not been through the contest process themselves.

The roller coaster ride of the competition will keep readers turning the pages. Becca resolves to tough it out, and readers will be somewhat surprised but satisfied by the ending.

(...)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cute story for teen readers., April 14, 2004

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Princess of Pop (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

Fourteen-year-old Becca Howard made a miserable failure of herself trying out for the school production of "Grease." When she hears about the Pop Princess competition, it's not something she would normally go for. But when her friends dare her to enter, she has no choice -- and surprisingly finds herself really getting into it. She never thought she'd get anywhere -- and ends up getting to travel to London for the finals! But as the competition, and the practice for it, begin to take up more and more of Becca's time, she finds herself neglecting her friends. Can Becca have a chance at winning without betraying who she really is?

I highly recommend this really cute book to teenage girls, who will enjoy the contemporary pop culture themes. Fans of Cathy Hopkins' "Mates, Dates" series will love this new series, "Truth or Dare."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cathy Hopkins does it again!, December 1, 2004

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Teenage Reader (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Princess of Pop (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

Cathy Hopkins is a genius when it comes to young adult fiction. In this series, we meet up with some new girls. The Princess of Pop is from a girl named Becca's point of view. As a dare, she auditions in a contest that is very much like American Idol. She actually makes it pretty far, but discovers along the way that maybe she isn't as bad as she really thinks she is. Becca goes from always criticizing her body type to liking herself just a little bit more. I gobbled this book up in one day. In fact, I HAD to run to Borders to get the next two in the series. This series is worth reading. Congratulations Cathy Hopkins!