My Double Life

by Janette Rallison

Overview

Her whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like rock star Kari Kingsley. But being a famous person's doppelganger hasn't turned out to be the teen fantasy you'd expect. People look at Alexia like she must be as ditzy as her counterpart. One day when Alexia's photo filters through the Internet, she's offered a job as Kari's double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime--or at least a way to make some fast cash--but Alexia's mother has always warned her against celebrities. They can't be trusted. They'll use her.

Alexia can't resist the siren call of fame. Who could say no to Hollywood, hot guys, and . . . um, did we mention hot guys already? She flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life. Not only does she have to get used to getting anything she wants, she also romances the hottest lead singer on the charts and finds out that her own father is a singing legend. Through it all, Alexia must stay true to herself, which is hard to do when you are pretending to be somebody else!

This Prince and the Pauper retelling is teen comedy at its best.

Publishers Weekly has called Janette's YA contemporary romances "Hilarious."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153159133
Publisher:	Janette Rallison
Publication date:	07/30/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	NOOK Book
Sales rank:	212,583
File size:	328 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Janette Rallison (who is also sometimes CJ Hill when the mood strikes her) is the award winning author of 13 novels young adult novels which have sold over a million copies. Her books have also been on the IRA Young Adults’ Choices lists, Popular Picks, and many state reading lists. Most of her books are romantic comedies because hey, there is enough angst in real life, but there’s a drastic shortage of both humor and romance. In her blog, she discusses the funny side of being a YA author http://janette-rallison.blogspot.com/ She lives in Arizona with her husband, five kids, and enough cats to classify her as eccentric.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 7–10—Half-Latina Alexia Garcia lives in Morgantown, WV, with her mother, a hotel housekeeping supervisor, and her grandmother. Now 18, she has long wondered about the identity of her father. After seeing Lexi's picture on the web, rock star Kari Kingsley's publicist asks Lexi to play Kari in concerts so she can complete an album. The reason that the teens so closely resemble one another is gradually revealed: they have the same father, a famous musician who was attracted to Lexi's mother because she reminded him of his deceased first wife and never knew she had his child. Although Lexi doubts the ethics of subbing for Kari in concerts, she does it to meet her dad. Being a stand-in is hard work and Lexi can barely leave the publicist's apartment—no one is to know she exists. That doesn't stop her from running into her idol, Grant Delray, and they fall in love. Tabloids run pictures of Lexi (in her Kari persona) with Grant, and she ends up in major trouble. When she finally encounters her dad, he's furious that an imposter has been playing his daughter. Amazingly, everything is tied up neatly. This novel doesn't do anything new with the fantasy of becoming a celebrity or being the daughter of one. It's pleasant but convoluted and its feel-good ending doesn't ring true.—Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA

School Library Journal

Eighteen-year-old Alexia, the only half-Anglo, half-Latina girl in her school, is a doppelganger for singing superstar Kari Kingsley. After a classmate posts Alexia's picture on the Internet with the intent of making fun of her, she is contacted by Kari's management with a business proposal. In exchange for more than enough money to pay for college and signing a nondisclosure agreement, Alexia leaves her mother and abuela, moves to Hollywood and poses as Kari in public while Kari works on her new album. In Hollywood, Alexia is determined to find her father, a famous singer who doesn't know she exists. She also falls for teen heartthrob Grant Delray, who thinks she's Kari. There's plenty of tangled-web-weaving and looks at the not-so-glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous. Alexia's book smarts don't always help her in her fast-paced job, especially when she tries to help Kari with her gambling addiction, but her devotion to her family and Grant will win the hearts of romantics everywhere. Good, clean, "Pop Star and the Pauper" fun. (Fiction. 12 & up)

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