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Kate Kingsley
Dear Librarian: When I was a teenager, my family moved from NYC to London. At first, I didn't fit in. My classmates made fun of my accent. They laughed at the way I dressed. But by my junior year, I found myself loving the UK and all its eccentric traditions. At 16, my friends and I were throwing country house parties, jetting across the Channel to Paris and Rome — and falling in love. PRETTY ON THE OUTSIDE is the first book in my Young, Loaded & Fabulous series and it's based on my experiences (hurtful, happy and hilarious) as a sixteen-year-old transplant to England. But it's about more, too: it's a story about how hard it is to deal with feeling different when you're a teen — whether it's because you're from a foreign country, because you've never had a boyfriend, or because your family has a shameful secret. My characters are inspired by the sophisticated jet-set kids I hung out with at high school. As for the scandalous antics they get up to? Some are true, some aren't. I dare you to guess which are which... Email kate@katekingsley.com to win a signed copy or a cool Topshop bracelet! And if you have a scandalous teen story to share - do! Thanks so much for reading, Kate www.katekingsley.com "Gossip Girl fans will love this!" —Bliss magazine YL&F 2: EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH in stores Sept 2010...
Pretty on the Outisde / Kate Kingsley / Simon & Schuster
Price: $9.99 / ISBN: 978-1416993995 / Published: April, 2010 Ages 14 & up / YA Series Kate Kingsley is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |