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Book Review of Hollywood Is like High School with Money

Hollywood Is like High School with Money
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Taylor Henning's favorite movie all-time is Journal Girl. Every since she saw it, she's been writing to the director. Sometimes it's only a few lines on a postcard, sometimes its a letter, but she mails them. He just never responds. Because of his movie, she wants to make movies, and goes to film school and does well. When she lands a job as a 2nd assistant she is over the moon. She finally has her foot in the door and like a fairy tale she believes that everything she ever wanted is going to happen. Wrong.

The other assistants are ruthless. You need to wear the right clothes, know the latest hollywood gossip, etc etc. Taylor was basically a geek in high school, and nice to everyone, so she has no clue how to do this to climb the corporate ladder. But she enlists the help of her boss's sixteen year old daughter to help her in exchange for a favor. Now Taylor has got the mean girl going on, and destruction may lie on her path, but she's going places. But when Kylie, an assistant always competing with Taylor, turns the tables on her, Taylor needs to decide who she really is, and if this is what she wants for her life.

This was very hard to put down! The writing flowed seamlessly and the characters were full of personality, vitality, and attitude. Even though there is a lesson to be learned between the pages, HOLLYWOOD IS A LIKE LIKE HIGH SCHOOL WITH MONEY is a fun, fresh, and engaging read for teens and adults.