Synopses & Reviews
Leigh can think of a million ways she'd rather spend a summer besides visiting her movie star mother, Annika. But her dad insists the two need some "mother/daughter bonding time," and packs fifteen-year-old Leigh off to Ireland, where she'll be her mom's personal assistant on the set of her latest film, "Danny Boy." It could be worse. Annika may be a distant, self-absorbed diva, but Sean, the young, hot co-star, has a brogue to die for, and things heat up when Leigh lands a bit-part in the movie. Soon, Leigh and Annika are sharing scenes, scripts--and the spotlight. With tensions rising on the set, Annika and Leigh must finally grow into their most demanding roles: mother and daughter.
Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout are the authors of Totally Me: The Teenaged Girl's Survival Guide and Speechless. They are currently working on their next novel, Now Starring Vivien Leigh Reid: Diva in Training. Both authors live in Toronto. As this novel begins, Leigh can think of a million ways she'd rather spend her summer besides visiting her movie-star mother, Annika. But her father, insisting that the two of them need some "mother/daughter bonding time," packs 15-year-old Leigh off to Ireland, where she'll be her mom's personal assistant on the set of her latest film. Soon, however, Leigh herself is offered a part in the movieand eventually she and Annika are sharing scenes, scripts, and even the spotlight. With tensions rising on the set, Annika and Leigh must finally grow into their most demanding roles: mother and daughter. "Witty, charming, and laugh-out-loud funny . . . A hilarious behind-the-scenes look into one girl's journey from small time to the big screen."Alyson Noel, author of Faking 19 "In this novel, Leigh discovers her mother, gorgeous Irishmen, and a possible acting career during one great summer. Fantasy film scripts collide with reality as she tries to work it all out. This is top-pace entertainment!"Kate Cann, author of Grecian Holiday: Or, How I Turned Down the Best Possible Thing Only to Have the Time of My Life "Bright, cheeky, and wonderfully funny."Katie Maxwell, author of The Year My Life Went Down the Loo "Witty, charming, and laugh-out-loud funny . . . A hilarious behind-the-scenes look into one girl's journey from small time to the big screen."Alyson Noel, author of Faking 19
Review
"Leigh discovers her mother, gorgeous Irishmen, and a possible acting career during one great summer. Fantasy film scripts collide with reality as Leigh tries to work it all out. This is top-pace entertainment!"
--Kate Cann, author of Grecian Holiday: Or, How I Turned Down the Best Possible Thing Only to Have the Time of My Life
"Bright, cheeky, and wonderfully funny..."
--Katie Maxwell, author of The Year My Life Went Down the Loo
"Witty, charming, and laugh out loud funny. . . A hilarious behind the scenes look into one girl's journey from small time to the big screen."
--Alyson Noel, author of Faking 19
Synopsis
Leigh can think of a million ways she'd rather spend a summer besides visiting her movie star mother, Annika. But her dad insists the two need some "mother/daughter bonding time," and packs fifteen-year-old Leigh off to Ireland, where she'll be her mom's personal assistant on the set of her latest film, "Danny Boy." It could be worse. Annika may be a distant, self-absorbed diva, but Sean, the young, hot co-star, has a brogue to die for, and things heat up when Leigh lands a bit-part in the movie. Soon, Leigh and Annika are sharing scenes, scripts--and the spotlight. With tensions rising on the set, Annika and Leigh must finally grow into their most demanding roles: mother and daughter.
About the Author
Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout are the authors of Totally Me: The Teenaged Girl's Survival Guide and Speechless. They are currently working on their next novel, "Now Starring Vivien Leigh Reid: Diva in Training". Both authors live in Toronto.