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false <![CDATA[The Real Real]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240255504m/6077519.jpg 6077519 4 <blockquote> The bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries introduce a new heroine to root for: Jesse O'Rourke, coffee barista, high school senior, and unwitting reality TV star. </blockquote> Imagine there was never a Laguna Beach, a Newport Harbor, the shimmering Hills. Imagine that your hometown—your school—is the first place XTV descends to set up cameras. Now imagine they've trained them on you. When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her family to attend college. All she has to do is trade her best friend for the glam clique she's studiously avoided, her privacy for a 24/7 mike, and her sense of right and wrong for "what sells on camera." . . . At least there's one bright spot in the train wreck that is her suddenly public senior year: Jesse's crush has also made the cast. As the producers manipulate the lives of their "characters" to heighten the drama, and Us Weekly covers become a regular occurrence for Jesse, she must struggle to remember one thing: the difference between real and the real real. 6254133 1 6 2009 The Real Real total:68|5:16|4:19|3:22|2:11|1:0| 68 244 223 29 3 1 false true Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:32:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:46:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 20:24:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 20:26:26 -0700 2009
The Good: It's just SO creative and unique and just fantastic. The idea is very pop culture-ish, but unlike the really pop culture-ish books, readers will be able to read this book over and over again. Kudos for the authors ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 14:56:18 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 14:59:18 -0700 2009
The writing duo that brought us THE NANNY DIARIES have ventured out into the young adult genre. And the two have written a hit.

Jesse goes through the motions of the interview that all the students at her high school have to sit through. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 16:22:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:24:56 -0700 2009
When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:26:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:27:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:13:54 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:23:54 -0700 2009 reality. The Real Real follows high school senior Jesse, who's been cast in a new reality show following her and a few other classmates as the years goes on. She signs up mainly because of the money they provide her with and qu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 07:55:07 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:35:51 -0700 2009
When Hampton high school senior Jesse O'Rourke wins a spot on t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 11:59:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 19:00:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:04:27 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:52:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 05:52:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 14:01:45 -0700 2009
I enjoyed reading about the plot and the characters. Heck, even the writing style was nice.

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