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Cover Girl, by Rebecca Lin

Prunella was daydreaming her way through Maths class before the lunch break when a ripple of excited whispering went through the classroom. ‘Sista Magazine is holding open heats for the Face of tomorrow Teen Model Quest! This week at the shopping centre, pass it on!’
Prunella rolled her eyes. From the sound of things, just about everyone was planning to strut their stuff or go cheer on their friends.

Last year she had a great group of friends, but when Prunella starts high school, everything is different. She doesn’t know anyone, and she is being teased about her height, her wonky nose, her crazy hair and her dress sense.

But when a modelling competition is held at the local shopping centre, and Prunella’s friends convince her to enter, it seems that Prunella might have the last laugh at Chanel, the ringleader of the bullies.

Cover Girl is the second title in the Totally Stylin’ series of short novels for tween girl readers. With the same main characters as in the first title, Style Files as well as new characters, the story is self contained, though readers will find they enjoy the series best read in order.

Cover Girl (Totally Stylin')

Cover Girl (Totally Stylin’), by Rebecca Lin
Allen & Unwin, 2010

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The Sweet Life, by Rebecca Lim

Skin crawling, Janey clicked on Fellini’s profile. All it said was that ‘Fellini’ was male, twenty-one and Italian, and had logged in as recently as today. His page was largely blank, as he had no blogs, blurbs or other photos posted. Which said exactly zero about him. Scanning the rest of his meagre page, she saw that the guy had just one friend and that one friend was…her.

When her mother dies, Janey is all alone in the world. Well, not completely alone as she is fortunate enough to have some really good friends. But she has no family at all. Until, as she cleans up her mother’s belongings, she discovers a secret. Soon, she is contact with an aunt she didn’t know she had, who lives in Italy. When Janey goes to Rome for a holiday with the aunt, she gets more than she bargained for – an absentee aunt, a resentful cousin, and her very own stalker. Who is following her around Italy, and what do they want?

The Sweet Life is an interesting blend of teen fiction. Part romance, part mystery and part realistic, the story deals with the issue of cyber stalking at the same time as providing a gentle romance and a mystery for the reader to solve.

Part of the Girlfriend Fiction series, The Sweet Life is aimed at teenage girls of all reading abilities and is sure to find an eager readership there.

The Sweet Life (Girlfriend Fiction)

The Sweet Life, by Rebecca Lim
Allen & Unwin, 2008

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