- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (6 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0744559847
- ISBN-13: 978-0744559842
- Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.2 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,856,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"It makes delicious reading, with Lola a delightful storyteller. Home-grown drama queens and teen shrinking violets will love it." Kids Out on Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
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Everything in Ella's life was perfect ... or was it?
--This text refers to the
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ella always had a perfect life, until she met Lola. Lola was outgoing and bossy, everything Ella's not. Then Lola enters Ella into the school president election and Ella really gets fed up.
Lola and Ella have to do lots of weird things so read to see what happens.
A great book to read - especially if you've ever wanted to get your own back on the most annoying girl in school.
Lola and Ella have to do lots of weird things so read to see what happens.
A great book to read - especially if you've ever wanted to get your own back on the most annoying girl in school.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fun Sequel to 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'
5 Mar 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ella Gerard has always believed that she has the perfect life. Perfect grades, perfect poise, perfect house, perfect parents, perfect friends, whatever she has, it's perfect. That is, until Lola Cep (resident drama queen) moves to boring Dellwood, New Jersey, and shows her that her life seems perfect, but actually really isn't once you look through the "perfect" exterior. But when Lola nominates Ella for school president, pitting her up against the vicious and popular Carla Santini, all bets are off, and many of Ella's family secrets surface, showing just how un-perfect her and her family really are.
While I was reading CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, I was dying to read a book from Ella's point of view, since Lola seemed a bit dramatic for my taste, but Ella seemed more grounded. I feel that I was a bit wrong. First of all, MY PERFECT LIFE features Lola so much that you would think that it's about her. Second, when Lola isn't taking over the story with her dramatic acts, Ella does nothing but talk about Lola. Third, Ella just seems a bit dull and boring after reading about Lola, who was so vivid and vibrant. But, the story still holds itself strong by touching on topics such as: alcoholism, school politics, slander, etc. I feel that Dyan Sheldon did a wonderful job in creating this novel about Ella, I just hope that she writes a sequel to this from Sam's point of view, as I find that he is a fascinating character, and I would love to get the chance to read more about him.
Erika Sorocco
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
more fun from the drama queens
19 May 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ella Gerard stars in this sequel to CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN. Lola is not eligible to run for student body president against Carla Santini, so she volunteers Ella and their friend Sam as a slate, with herself as campaign manager.
Carla stops at nothing in her quest, from an expensive rally with Ella's mom as caterer to a mud-slinging campaign. Lola is more than ready to match wits with Carla, though, and Ella reluctantly comes along for the adventure. Lola's posters with pictures of Carla shopping and talking on her cell phone are funny, and soon students are taking a serious interest in the campaign. Ella finds that the more Carla tries to outdo them, the more Ella wants to win.
The campaign is not the only thing worrying Ella, though. Her mother is getting drunk fairly often, and her father is rarely at home. Everything comes to a head right before voting. Can she hold it together even through a terrifying debate in front of the entire school?
Though more serious in tone than CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, MY PERFECT LIFE still maintains some humor and the same great characters, and readers will hope that Dyan Sheldon will return again to Dellwood High.
--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Very Impressive, as Sequels Go...
29 Mar 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and was at the bookstore the other day when I saw that there was a sequel. It's very good, almost better than the original.
MY PERFECT LIFE is told from Ella's viewpoint, not Lola's. It's really funny and all, but because Ella is not a drama queen and she's much more laid back than Lola. The book starts off with Lola announcing that she wants to run for student body president, and when Ella tells her that she can't run because she has only been at the high school for a year, Lola decides to nominate Ella instead. Sam Creek, the school's token bad boy/rebel, is running with Ella for vice president. Neither of them want to, but Lola nominated them and if they back out now they'll never live it down. Carla Santini is also running for president...and sure she'll win. Carla is Lola's arch nemisis - Lola will do anything to keep her from winning.
This book is really funny, with an unexpected twist of an ending. My only complaint with the book is: the first 20 or so pages are a little slow. In the long run, I highly recommend MY PERFECT LIFE for anyone looking for some funny, easy reading. (If you want to read this book, but haven't read Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, that's okay. It isn't really necessary. They make a few references to the book but you won't be lost without knowing what they're saying.)
Overall grade - B+
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