Talent
by Zoey Dean
by Zoey Dean
TALENT by Zoey Dean
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 6/19/08
Publisher: Razorbill
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
Rating: 4 Stars
You have to have TALENT to make it in this world.
Meet Bel-Air Middle School’s social queens: Mackenzie, Evangelina, and Cordelia.
Mackenzie Little-Armstrong has everything, except for one major important thing… talent. It’s pretty obvious to
Mackenzie that she has no talent, especially when she is compared to her mother, an agent; her father, a screenwriter; her
older brother, Jenner, a surfer; and her younger sister, Maude, a genius. It’s even obvious to People magazine. So now
Mackenzie has to find her talent fast before anyone has the chance to knock her off her high horse.
Evangelina Becks is proud to be one of the best female surfers out there. Being out on the waves isn’t the least bit scary,
but having a crush on her best guy friend, Austin Holloway, is. Can she ignore the feeling she gets whenever he’s around,
or will she speak up before it’s too late?
Cordelia Kingsley is a wonderful singer, which makes sense since her mother, Cardammon, is one of the biggest names in
the music industry. And since duo groups are in, Cardammon made sure that her daughter was paired up with the perfect
person. The only thing is, the other half of this up-and-coming group just so happens to be Mackenzie’s enemy.
Then there is Emily Mungler who, with her mom and best friend, Paige Harrington, is visiting Hollywood. All the glitz and
glamour was just how she expected it to be. Like everyone else, Emily has a talent, a secret talent. So secret that she
doesn’t even know about it either: she can act.
Mackenzie notices Emily’s talent and wants to make sure that it doesn’t go unnoticed. While trying to help Emily,
Mackenzie just might be able to finder her own talent along the way.
TALENT is the newest guilty pleasure that will have you hooked. Fans of THE A-LIST and THE CLIQUE now have
another series they need to get their hands on.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 6/19/08
Publisher: Razorbill
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
Rating: 4 Stars
You have to have TALENT to make it in this world.
Meet Bel-Air Middle School’s social queens: Mackenzie, Evangelina, and Cordelia.
Mackenzie Little-Armstrong has everything, except for one major important thing… talent. It’s pretty obvious to
Mackenzie that she has no talent, especially when she is compared to her mother, an agent; her father, a screenwriter; her
older brother, Jenner, a surfer; and her younger sister, Maude, a genius. It’s even obvious to People magazine. So now
Mackenzie has to find her talent fast before anyone has the chance to knock her off her high horse.
Evangelina Becks is proud to be one of the best female surfers out there. Being out on the waves isn’t the least bit scary,
but having a crush on her best guy friend, Austin Holloway, is. Can she ignore the feeling she gets whenever he’s around,
or will she speak up before it’s too late?
Cordelia Kingsley is a wonderful singer, which makes sense since her mother, Cardammon, is one of the biggest names in
the music industry. And since duo groups are in, Cardammon made sure that her daughter was paired up with the perfect
person. The only thing is, the other half of this up-and-coming group just so happens to be Mackenzie’s enemy.
Then there is Emily Mungler who, with her mom and best friend, Paige Harrington, is visiting Hollywood. All the glitz and
glamour was just how she expected it to be. Like everyone else, Emily has a talent, a secret talent. So secret that she
doesn’t even know about it either: she can act.
Mackenzie notices Emily’s talent and wants to make sure that it doesn’t go unnoticed. While trying to help Emily,
Mackenzie just might be able to finder her own talent along the way.
TALENT is the newest guilty pleasure that will have you hooked. Fans of THE A-LIST and THE CLIQUE now have
another series they need to get their hands on.