Spoiled

Gr 9 Up—Brooke Berlin is preparing for her 16 birthday party, which she intends to be the greatest night of her life. As the daughter of Hollywood's biggest movie star, Brick Berlin, she can handle the paparazzi with the same finesse that she and her BFF, Arugula, used to handle her archenemy at school. When Brooke finds out that Brick has another 16-year-old daughter, Molly, who will be coming to live with them, she determines to rid Los Angeles of this interloper, whatever it takes. Both girls resort to increasingly devious behavior in order to capture their father's attention, which causes a number of misunderstandings. Readers who know their popular culture and designers will be able to pick up on the many names integrated into the text. This book will appeal to readers who enjoyed James St. James's Freak Show (Dutton, 2007) or the movie Mean Girls.—Betsy Fraser, Calgary Public Library, Alberta, Canada