Charly's Epic Fiascos
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Publisher Description
Life sucks. Big time. But guess what? I've got a dream no one can kill, and I've been planning how to make it come true.
Charly's holdin' it down--she's got the attention of Mason, the new cutie around the way, she's setting the style for her crew, and if you get in her way, she'll mush you. Despite her frontin', her game is shaky--she's got no phone, no ride, and she's living on the outskirts of Chicago. Even worse: she's got a dream-killing mother and has to work part-time to help pay the bills. But Charly's got a plan to rise above it all--using the acting skills she's honed over the years to save face around the haters. All she's got to do now is get to New York without dropping the ball on making her and Mason official.
But between the most messed up travel plans ever and a bunch of broken promises, Charly's got a long journey ahead of her. That's okay, 'cause nothing will stop her, not even the biggest challenge of all that's waiting at her destination. . ..
"Kelli reinvents the urban heroine--she's cuter, smarter, fearless. Excellent read." --Travis Hunter, author of On the Come Up
Praise For Kelli London
"Kelli's stories are edgy and addictive. You won't want the story to end." --RM Johnson, author of Stacie & Cole
"An amazing tale that is sure to delight, teach, and intrigue teens everywhere!" --Ni-Ni Simone on Boyfriend Season
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
London (Cali Boys) pens an over-the-top story about a girl trying to escape her problems by making it big. Sixteen-year-old Charly St. James lives outside Chicago with her mother, Brigette, "a modern-day, demon-licious witch" who is forever quashing her dreams, and her younger sister, Stormy. Charly is tough, stylish, loyal, full of attitude, and has a lot on her plate: she is working as a waitress, saving up to buy a smartphone both to impress Mason ("the new guy around and the man of her dreams") and to further her acting career. After Charly's mother steals her savings, Charly hears about auditions for a reality show at a network where her aunt works, and she sets out for New York City to kickstart her career, as well as save herself and Stormy. Nothing goes according to plan. London provides an entertaining combination of a rapid-fire plot, flamboyant (if sometimes caricatured) characters, feisty dialogue, and a persistent heroine. Readers will simultaneously cringe at Charly's bad judgment and want to see her through to the story's cliffhanger ending. Ages 14 up.
