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Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List
by
Janette Rallison (Goodreads Author)
A PC school principal turns West Side Story into a comedy of errors.
Sixteen year-old Jessica dreams of Hollywood fame, and when Jordan moves into her small town, she dreams of him too. He’s a movie star’s son, and hey, he’s gorgeous to boot. Jordan has always wanted to get out from the shadow cast by his superstar father, but now that he and his mother have moved so far a...more
Sixteen year-old Jessica dreams of Hollywood fame, and when Jordan moves into her small town, she dreams of him too. He’s a movie star’s son, and hey, he’s gorgeous to boot. Jordan has always wanted to get out from the shadow cast by his superstar father, but now that he and his mother have moved so far a...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
September 17th 2005
by Walker & Company
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November 2011: I was looking for something light-hearted to read today and this was the perfect fit. A fun read with a little romance thrown in.
August 2009: So, the first chapter was probably the funniest I’ve read in a long time. Rallison is the queen of coming up with and writing awkward situations. She probably topped the first chapter with the second to last chapter, in which I was literally laughing out loud. This was a fun story, I’m not much of a “drama” person, but I really enjoyed this...more
August 2009: So, the first chapter was probably the funniest I’ve read in a long time. Rallison is the queen of coming up with and writing awkward situations. She probably topped the first chapter with the second to last chapter, in which I was literally laughing out loud. This was a fun story, I’m not much of a “drama” person, but I really enjoyed this...more
One thing I wanted to complain about was the main character's best friend Kate.
Kate is a liberal. She argues about equal rights for both genders, and she insists on things being politically correct. In the eyes of the viewers, she is probably considered a feminist. But why does she hate men?
The definition of feminism:
fem·i·nism
/ˈfeməˌnizəm/
Noun
The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
So therefore a feminist is someone who supports feminism...more
Kate is a liberal. She argues about equal rights for both genders, and she insists on things being politically correct. In the eyes of the viewers, she is probably considered a feminist. But why does she hate men?
The definition of feminism:
fem·i·nism
/ˈfeməˌnizəm/
Noun
The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
So therefore a feminist is someone who supports feminism...more
May 14, 2009
Meloney Meyer
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I read "Fame, glory, and other things on my to do list." Janette Rallison wrote this book beacause some peolpe want fame and glory. They just think that they don't know how. Janette tells them how in this book. It's also kind of like a love story too. I like it cause it tells me that if you love someone you should stay with them. It also tells me that you can get fame by acting, singing, and many other things.
This book is about this new guy that moves to Three Forks, New Mexico. When Jessica g...more
This book is about this new guy that moves to Three Forks, New Mexico. When Jessica g...more
This book is surprisingly LOL funny in the closing sequence. And the main character is a likeable PRETTY girl, which you don't see very often in YA lit. I would highly recommend this book for Brynn (even though it is just another boyfriend/girlfriend plot). Janette Rallison is an LDS author, so it is perfectly teen-appropriate.
I read this in one sitting (on the day I read two other books as well. Yes, I have a book problem.) and had fun-ish.
Jessica's selfishness and manipulation made me a little squeamish. I almost skipped to the end after the first thirty pages, but I didn't. I was glad that I didn't later, but it was rough for me for a while there.
I'm still not sure if Jessica changed, really, and am not entirely sure the resolution with Jordan made sense.
I also really liked how fun Jessica's mind was. Janette Ral...more
Jessica's selfishness and manipulation made me a little squeamish. I almost skipped to the end after the first thirty pages, but I didn't. I was glad that I didn't later, but it was rough for me for a while there.
I'm still not sure if Jessica changed, really, and am not entirely sure the resolution with Jordan made sense.
I also really liked how fun Jessica's mind was. Janette Ral...more
Jessica wants more than anything to be an actress, so when she meets Jordan and finds out his father is a famous actor, her mind stars spinning. The problem is: she's not supposed to let anyone know about Jordan's father, but when the drama teacher threatens to cancel the fall play, it slips out.
As things like this do, soon the whole school knows the 'secret.' And just as Jordan and Jessica are becoming a couple, he finds out--end of relationship.
The book is full of fun, quirky characters. It's...more
As things like this do, soon the whole school knows the 'secret.' And just as Jordan and Jessica are becoming a couple, he finds out--end of relationship.
The book is full of fun, quirky characters. It's...more
this book was AMAZING!! i absolutely, positively, loved it!!! i would carry it around to all my classes in school and try to find sometime to always be reading this book. i laughed so hard it was hysterical!! and it's an amazing love story which just made me want to read it 24/7. i loved it from the very first page to the last! and i love theatre! so that just adds to the awesomeness of it! i loved Jordan! i pictured him to a close resemblance of Taylor Lautner! it was amazing! i completely reco...more
I'm still not sure if this is a 3 star or 4 star book...
I like Janette Rallison's books, but she does have the annoying habit of putting her characters in the most embarressing and unbelievable situations possible. This book is not big at all, but it literally took me a week to read because I had to keep putting it down because I couldn't believe what was happening to the main character, Jessica. I don't know if I just felt so bad for Jessica, or if I just couldn't believe how many problems and...more
I like Janette Rallison's books, but she does have the annoying habit of putting her characters in the most embarressing and unbelievable situations possible. This book is not big at all, but it literally took me a week to read because I had to keep putting it down because I couldn't believe what was happening to the main character, Jessica. I don't know if I just felt so bad for Jessica, or if I just couldn't believe how many problems and...more
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This book is about a sixteen year old Jessica who dreams that she will become an actress. She then meets Jordan who is the son of a famous actor. To impress Jordan's father Jordan askes Jessica to help him with acting. They soon join in the Romeo and Juliet play.
A text-to-self connection is that both me and Jessica dream to be famous and a star someday. Also that I'm a drama queen like her and we both want to act. I like to dream all the time about when I will be famous and how I'm going to li...more
A text-to-self connection is that both me and Jessica dream to be famous and a star someday. Also that I'm a drama queen like her and we both want to act. I like to dream all the time about when I will be famous and how I'm going to li...more
haha! Oh man! so good :D :D I can't even tell you. I was laughing out loud, especially at the ending. Oh man! I'm even laughing right now, righting this review :) My sister, Elisabeth, recommended them to me and so this is my review of gratitude, dedicated to her :)
(happy sigh), I really enjoy reading Janette Rallison's books. they're all so funny and awesome.
First of all: the characters aren't these depressed, stuck up and/or insecure girls that only care about shopping. The characters are al...more
(happy sigh), I really enjoy reading Janette Rallison's books. they're all so funny and awesome.
First of all: the characters aren't these depressed, stuck up and/or insecure girls that only care about shopping. The characters are al...more
Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List
Walker & Company, 2005, 186 pp., $6.95
Author: Janette Rallison ISBN: 978-0-8027-9682-0
There are times when you promised to keep a secret but somehow it accidentally comes out. You must forgive and forget about what happened to your secret if it was you who told someone and she told another person. It might not be the thing you want to sort out and fix but you have to get past that and life goes on.
In this book, Jordon has a dad who is a supers...more
Walker & Company, 2005, 186 pp., $6.95
Author: Janette Rallison ISBN: 978-0-8027-9682-0
There are times when you promised to keep a secret but somehow it accidentally comes out. You must forgive and forget about what happened to your secret if it was you who told someone and she told another person. It might not be the thing you want to sort out and fix but you have to get past that and life goes on.
In this book, Jordon has a dad who is a supers...more
Jessica accidentally got into Jordan's identical car on the Wal-Mart parking lot, and he immediately took a liking to her (and for some strange reason, he wants to borrow her car but won't tell why). When Jessica finds out his father is the famous Christopher Hunter, Jessica decided that if she would get his dad to attend the school play and he would notice her wonderful talent and he would open the doors for her to Hollywood. The only way she could come up with to get him to come was for Jordan...more
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This book gets 4 stars because it made me laugh out loud continuously for probably 8 Metro stops straight. And it features a Honda Civic that doesn't always start, just like mine! Except that mine does now and had better for ever after because I paid a lot of money for a new ignition coil thingy.
The Civic's owner is Jessica, a high school junior who works at Wal-Mart but dreams of Hollywood stardom. After work one evening, she meets Jordan, who owns a silver Civic like hers (but his works). He h...more
The Civic's owner is Jessica, a high school junior who works at Wal-Mart but dreams of Hollywood stardom. After work one evening, she meets Jordan, who owns a silver Civic like hers (but his works). He h...more
Jessica is going to be an actress when she grows up. . .so when Christopher Hunter's son moves to her little speck of a town it should be some of the best news she has gotten in a long time!
Unfortunately the fact that she sort of accused him of trying to steal her car puts a damper on their relationship.
What happens when you combine West Side Story, an anti-violent/gang friend, an evil drama teacher and a terrible marriage/divorce? Read it and find out. . .
Unfortunately the fact that she sort of accused him of trying to steal her car puts a damper on their relationship.
What happens when you combine West Side Story, an anti-violent/gang friend, an evil drama teacher and a terrible marriage/divorce? Read it and find out. . .
Oh my goodness, if I had ever seen Westside Story performed the way it went down in this novel, I think I actually would have liked it (to be fair, I do like the parts in the movie where the gangs are singing, fighting, and snapping at the same time--just not much of the rest of it). I laughed and laughed and laughed--out loud, irresistibly. Ah, if only my high school experience had involved anything quite so wonderfully ridiculous. *Sigh.*
Rating: PG, totally clean
Rating: PG, totally clean
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I remember getting this when I was in middle school and I've reread several times years after that. I absolutely adore the humor in this book and although I haven't read it in a while I remember my favorite part of the book was when the students were rehearsing West Side Story and it was just a disaster! It was so funny, sometimes I would just reread those scenes. I definitely enjoyed books by Janette Rallison growing up.
Apr 28, 2010
Ana
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Romance fans, and fans of the DRAMA series
All I can say is, it was pretty good. I don't remember it that much, but i remember hiding behind the massage chair in the living room to finish reading before bed time, which is always a good sign. I also remember flipping out from excitedness over something the character did (i can't remember what), so with these small memories, and the fact that it's by Janette Rallison, It's safe to say this this book must've been good.
i bought this book a while back.
i saw that it was written by one of
my most fav authors so i gave it a go
and it was sweet, cute , and lovely. i love
her work . haha jessica is pretty sweet too.
she is a fun protagonist ! :)i love
the way Janette Rallison writes. it so fun
and nice and its just my type *or one of my types ;)*
her endings are always fab as well !!!!!
i saw that it was written by one of
my most fav authors so i gave it a go
and it was sweet, cute , and lovely. i love
her work . haha jessica is pretty sweet too.
she is a fun protagonist ! :)i love
the way Janette Rallison writes. it so fun
and nice and its just my type *or one of my types ;)*
her endings are always fab as well !!!!!
This was definitely not my favorite Rallison book. I didn't like that the guy and the girl liked each other so fast, broke up so fast, and then spent much longer not talking. Then after they got over their fight, they were in love and they hardly knew each other before! Plus, there was a little too much high school drama without enough of the funny writing that I like
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This was a completely delightful, hysterical story. I loved the first chapter so much, I read it aloud to my husband, and he laughed his head off. Rallison has a way with words and with capturing the unique teenage girl's voice. I highly recommend this book and fully plan to buy a full set of all Rallison's books when my daughter reaches that reading level.
Basic plot:
Girl meets hot new Guy in an embarrassing way. Girl keeps saying how she finds Guy annoying, but still goes to the mall with him and things. Girl tries to set Guy up with Friend, but meanwhile Guy is really falling for Girl. Girl lets it slip that Guy is son of Hot Movie Star. Guy is Deeply Wounded because she ruined his adopted "normal life" in a small town (but how can you be normal in a place named "Three Forks"?), and Guy won't speak to Girl though their whole rehearsal time of Ro...more
Girl meets hot new Guy in an embarrassing way. Girl keeps saying how she finds Guy annoying, but still goes to the mall with him and things. Girl tries to set Guy up with Friend, but meanwhile Guy is really falling for Girl. Girl lets it slip that Guy is son of Hot Movie Star. Guy is Deeply Wounded because she ruined his adopted "normal life" in a small town (but how can you be normal in a place named "Three Forks"?), and Guy won't speak to Girl though their whole rehearsal time of Ro...more
I just love this author! It is rare to find an author that everytime you read her books you LITERALLY laugh out loud. She is so funny. The first moments of this book were so good. The last few chapters however I was laughing so hard my kids were looking at me like I was insane.
Jessica was obsessed with becoming an actress and her dream might actually become a reality. When she meets Jordan a good looking guy from L.A. who might just be a dream come true. Unless the dream to be an actress wins o...more
Jessica was obsessed with becoming an actress and her dream might actually become a reality. When she meets Jordan a good looking guy from L.A. who might just be a dream come true. Unless the dream to be an actress wins o...more
i read this in one afternoon - i didn't intend for it to be that way but i couldn't put it down. i laughed so hard i cried. it was fun, insightful and entertaining. Janette Rallison has a real way of creating teen characters who seem to live at my house or in my neighborhood - they are so real and believable. i've shared this with several moms and teens.
Laughed out loud again! The thing I love about Janette's books is that everything that happens in them could have happened to you! I love the characters and how they often make mistakes but always for the right reasons! I heard my daughter laughing in bed last night and knew that she had snuck the book and was reading by flashlight!!! (I was right) :)
This book reads like a made for Disney Channel movie. Please don't misunderstand... it was charming, to boot. Great literature? Not necessarily. Good, fun, clean story that makes you smile and long for those angst-filled days of less-provocative high school? Absolutely. I think Disney should make this into a movie.... I'd watch it happily.
I've had two extremes of books this week...one that made me bawl and one that made me laugh out loud till I was crying. This is a book about Jessica, a teenage girl and all the problems that go along with it, but Jessica had a few extra problems because she was so ditzy. Anyway, haven't read a book that made me laugh in quite awhile...loved it.
(Genre: Teen fiction) Fun story about a 17 year old girl (Jessica) who wants to be an professional actress/star someday and the new boy that moves to town that is the son of a real movie star.
I always enjoy Janette Rallison's sense of humor and all the embarrassing things that happen to her characters. The teen years seem to be full of those embarrassing moments and she is good at keeping thing light and funny.
I always enjoy Janette Rallison's sense of humor and all the embarrassing things that happen to her characters. The teen years seem to be full of those embarrassing moments and she is good at keeping thing light and funny.
I loved this book and even when years has passed since the first time I read it, I still love it! It's fun, once you open it, you will not be able to stop reading. It is awkward at time, but it will remind us of all the things we have done to go towards our dream and how the universe conspires.
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