About Old Hollywood starlets in varying stages of professional success, think of this as Valley of the Dolls for a new generation.", March 29, 2013: "Why we''re buzzing about it: Rachel Shukert''s Starstruck is not a typical Hollywood tale. com, March 11, 2013: "This author''s razor-sharp writing has been published by high-brow publications like Salon and McSweeney''s, and she maintains that same wit and humor in her first foray into YA.
dramas like Smash, or love the over-the-top fashion of The Great Gatsby, Starstruck will have you hooked!"-a 'What to Read This Summer' selection
"Valley of the Dolls for a new generation."-a 'Read During Spring Break' selection "If you're into T.V. Set in Old Hollywood, Starstruck follows the lives of three teen girls as they live, love, and claw their way to the top in a world where being a star is all that matters. Margo quickly learns that fame comes with a price, and that nothing is what it seems. Missing from the pack is Diana Chesterfield, the beautiful actress who mysteriously disappeared, and there are whispers that Diana's boyfriend-Margo's new co-star-may have had something to do with it. The competition is fierce at Olympus Studios and Margaret-now Margo-is chasing her Hollywood dreams alongside girls like Gabby Preston, who at 16 is already a grizzled show-biz veteran caught between the studio and the ravenous ambition of her ruthless mother, and sultry Amanda Farraday, who seems to have it all-ambition, glamour.
She's more than ready to escape her snobby private school and conservative Pasadena family for a chance to light up the silver screen. It's all Margaret Frobisher has ever wanted-and when she's discovered by a powerful agent, she can barely believe her luck. This book is one to savor."-Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of the Luxe and Bright Young Things series Every week they arrive in Los Angeles-beautiful and talented young hopefuls who dream of becoming stars. "Wit, pluck, darkness, pitch perfect period details, juicy twists, and big heart.
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