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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-8–When 15-year-old Octavia is invited to India's party, she knows it's only so that India can meet Drake, the superstar in her filmmaker father's movie. Both girls attend London's Darlingham House, a school for celebrity offspring. However, while India is the typical "Darling" blonde and the daughter of a rock star, Octavia is six feet tall, doesn't care about status, and sees herself as C-list at best. At the party, India's brother falls for Octavia and she soon finds that she enjoys dressing up, flirting, and going to bars and clubs with him. Her mother, a star in an American sitcom, is thrilled they are dating and appearing in celebrity magazines. Her father, who divorced her mother when he realized he was gay, is amused and cautioning. Eventually, Alex reveals himself to be just as shallow as his sister and her friends. In the end, Octavia, who always disliked her mother's enthusiasm for the superficial, develops a new respect for her. The plot is predictable and time-worn, but Octavia has a fresh and funny voice, and kids will love her attitude about her school: "…most of the people here exhibit the very best that genetic inheritance, cosmetic enhancement, and designer labels can offer." Her two unaffected friends provide a nice counterpoint to all the "Darlings." Chapters are short, making the story a good choice for reluctant readers. Not as lively as Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries (HarperCollins, 2000), this anti-celebrity book will appeal most to kids who are, ironically, starstruck themselves.–Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
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Gr. 6-9. Fifteen-year-old Octavia Clairbrook-Cleeve is definitely an upper crust Brit. Her grandfather is a peer of the Realm, her father is a director, and her mother acts in an "American sitcom about an English aristocrat who's accidentally ended up in L. A." Six-foot-tall Octavia, aka "The Obelisk," attends Darlinham House school, where she has a few good friends and tries hard to avoid "A-list" girls like India Withers. Then India decides she wants to be an actress, and she invites Octavia to her birthday party so she can meet Octavia's father. It's at the celebration that Octavia encounters India's brother, Alex, and a few dates later, smitten Octavia finds herself on the A-list. Is Alex as shallow as his gorgon sister? Are down-to-earth Octavia's feelings just part of a pretty (wacky) dream? Fans of Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries series will enjoy this regular-girl-in-privileged-circumstances story, which also provides some solid insight into teen feelings as Octavia gradually manages to find more to like about herself. Cindy Welch
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 6-8–When 15-year-old Octavia is invited to India's party, she knows it's only so that India can meet Drake, the superstar in her filmmaker father's movie. Both girls attend London's Darlingham House, a school for celebrity offspring. However, while India is the typical "Darling" blonde and the daughter of a rock star, Octavia is six feet tall, doesn't care about status, and sees herself as C-list at best. At the party, India's brother falls for Octavia and she soon finds that she enjoys dressing up, flirting, and going to bars and clubs with him. Her mother, a star in an American sitcom, is thrilled they are dating and appearing in celebrity magazines. Her father, who divorced her mother when he realized he was gay, is amused and cautioning. Eventually, Alex reveals himself to be just as shallow as his sister and her friends. In the end, Octavia, who always disliked her mother's enthusiasm for the superficial, develops a new respect for her. The plot is predictable and time-worn, but Octavia has a fresh and funny voice, and kids will love her attitude about her school: "…most of the people here exhibit the very best that genetic inheritance, cosmetic enhancement, and designer labels can offer." Her two unaffected friends provide a nice counterpoint to all the "Darlings." Chapters are short, making the story a good choice for reluctant readers. Not as lively as Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries (HarperCollins, 2000), this anti-celebrity book will appeal most to kids who are, ironically, starstruck themselves.–Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 6-9. Fifteen-year-old Octavia Clairbrook-Cleeve is definitely an upper crust Brit. Her grandfather is a peer of the Realm, her father is a director, and her mother acts in an "American sitcom about an English aristocrat who's accidentally ended up in L. A." Six-foot-tall Octavia, aka "The Obelisk," attends Darlinham House school, where she has a few good friends and tries hard to avoid "A-list" girls like India Withers. Then India decides she wants to be an actress, and she invites Octavia to her birthday party so she can meet Octavia's father. It's at the celebration that Octavia encounters India's brother, Alex, and a few dates later, smitten Octavia finds herself on the A-list. Is Alex as shallow as his gorgon sister? Are down-to-earth Octavia's feelings just part of a pretty (wacky) dream? Fans of Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries series will enjoy this regular-girl-in-privileged-circumstances story, which also provides some solid insight into teen feelings as Octavia gradually manages to find more to like about herself. Cindy Welch
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Editorial Reviews
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