The Kayla Chronicles

by Sherri Winston

Overview

Kayla Dean, junior feminist and future journalist, is about the break the story of a lifetime. She is auditioning for the Lady Lions dance team to prove they discriminate against the not-so-well endowed. But when she makes the team, her best friend and fellow feminist, Rosalie, is not happy.

Now a Lady Lion, Kayla is transformed from bushy-haired fashion victim to glammed-up dance diva. But does looking good and having fun mean turning her back on the cause? Can you be a strong woman and still wear really cute shoes? Soon Kayla is forced to challenge her views, coming to terms with who she is and what girl power really means.

Narrated with sharp language and just the right amount of attitude, The Kayla Chronicles is the story of a girl's struggle for self-identity despite pressure from family, friends and her own conscience. Kayla's story is snappy, fun and inspiring, sure to appeal to anyone who's every questioned who they really are.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316028370
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
File size:	288 KB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Sherri Winston is the author of President of the Whole Fifth Grade (a Sunshine State Young Readers Award selection), President of the Whole Sixth Grade (a Kids' Indie Next pick), President of the Whole Sixth Grade: Girl Code, The Sweetest Sound, and The Kayla Chronicles. She lives with her family in Florida.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 7-9- This is a fun, sassy, lighthearted story of a Florida high school freshman who's trying to make a graceful transition into young adulthood. Kayla faces the usual difficulties: parents who don't understand her, a beautiful younger sister, and, of course, boy troubles. An aspiring journalist, she is persuaded by her friend Rosalie to try out for the Lady Lions dance team and expose its prejudice for large-breasted girls. This is an opportunity to stand up for women and show that looks don't make the person. Things don't turn out as expected, however, and Kayla finds herself making the team and enjoying the friendship of the other dancers. The novel is written in first person, diary style, with teen jargon and quotes from Zora Neale Hurston, Oprah Winfrey, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others interspersed throughout. A "Lexicon of Kayla-isms" is appended.-Sheilah Kosco, Bastrop Public Library, TX

School Library Journal

* "A refreshing departure....a buoyant thoughtful comedy....few recent novels for younger YAs mesh levity and substance this successfully....will transcend racial lines to hit home with a large number of young women."—(starred review), Booklist

"More novels are needed like this one about a diverse, smart, talented, black young lady determined to leave her mark on society."—VOYA

"Kayla narrates her story with plenty of sass, energy and enthusiasm....sure to inspire young women."—BookPage

"The writing is as strong as the tropical sun in this Florida journalist's second young-adult novel."—Romantic Times

"A well-told story."—Detroit Free Press

"A fun, sassy, lighthearted story."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

"The writing is as strong as the tropical sun in this Florida journalist's second young-adult novel. "

Romantic Times

"A well-told story."

Detroit Free Press

"A refreshing departure....a buoyant thoughtful comedy....few recent novels for younger YAs mesh levity and substance this successfully....will transcend racial lines to hit home with a large number of young women."

(starred review) - Booklist

"Kayla narrates her story with plenty of sass, energy and enthusiasm....sure to inspire young women."

BookPage