Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
Because we barely have enough time to write, let alone read, I’m hoping this Saturday Morning Review column will make it easier for you to choose which books to read and which ones to skip. This column will strive to bring you reviews of the best of the best in CBA. And if you read a really great book, and would like to write a review, email me at portraitwriter (at) gmail (dot) com.
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I loved Hollywood Nobody from the quirky hippie vegan mom to Scotty, the mature, down-to-earth teen, living a not so grounded life on the road with a mom who is a food creator for Hollywood. Through Scotty’s anonymous blog about Hollywood and the people in it, we come to know more about Scotty and her mom who are drastically different from the people she’s grown up around.
Though Scotty is easy going and accepts her life on the road and enjoys finding ways to expand her homeschool education, she senses some things are just not right and her mom seems to harboring a secret about her father-whoever he may be.
Scotty’s voice is authentic and you can’t help feel and route for her when the hottie hunk of Hollywood befriends her on the set. I’m staring at the sequel, Finding Hollywood Nobody and I can’t wait to continue Scotty’s journey especially since at the end of the first book she received some life alerting news. But I’m not going to tell you what it is. You’ll have to read it for yourself!
Lisa Samson is the author of twenty books, including the Christy Award-winning Songbird. Apples of Gold was her first novel for teens. Visit Lisa at http://www.lisasamson.com/
These days, she’s working on Quaker Summer, volunteering at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, raising children and trying to be supportive of a husband in seminary. (Trying . . . some days she’s downright awful. It’s a good thing he’s such a fabulous cook!) She can tell you one thing, it’s never dull around there.
