Confessions of a Hollywood Star

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen #3

by Dyan Sheldon

Dyan Sheldon's comically melodramatic heroine casts her best friend, Ella, in a supporting role as they conspire to land a part in a real-live movie that's filming tantalizingly close to home.

After enduring years of angst, Lola is graduating from high school and
finally getting out of Dellwood "Deadwood," New Jersey. She can't wait
to move on to bigger and better things — even if it means she'll be studying theater at Brooklyn College and not her dream school, London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. But destiny intervenes when Lola learns that a major Hollywood movie is being filmed right there in Dellwood that very summer! Lola wastes no time in telling everyone (including her nemesis, Carla Santini) that she, of course, is going to be in the movie. Now it's just a minor matter of convincing the director to give her a part. Is the Drama Queen ready — and wily enough — to make the leap from the stage to the silver screen?

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult Contemporary, Fiction, Teen

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2005

About the author

Dyan Sheldon is the author of many novels for young adult readers, including the #1 New York Times bestseller CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, which was made into a major motion picture. American by birth, she lives in North London.

Reviews

[Stephisita · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Warning Spoiler# This book is amazing. Its like the story told by a teenager, as the title says. This book is the sequel to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Its very interesting, I laughed a lot with it. So many adventures and silliness in this book. The author, Dyan Sheldon, uses italics when you need to talk louder or softer when reading a word. Dyan writes the book as a real drama queen so it will be more interesting and its more for teenagers or kids, so kids understand better. So here it goes: Lola is in Dellwood, New Jersey, or as Lola likes to call it: "Deadwood." She has a boring life until she hears her boss, Mrs. Magnolia talking about a movie being filmed in good old Deadwood. Lola thought she could get at least a small role in it and then win the battle betwen Carla and her. She gets so excited she decides to tell the whole school, (including the mean Carla Santini) that theres a movie being filmed there. This news makes Carla's mind change idea of going to spend her vacations in Europe, instead Carla decides to stay, get a role in the movie and show it off to Lola, because Carla knew Lola didnt have a role, yet. So Lola goes crazy just for the role that she makes Ella come with her wherever she went, just to talk with the movie producer. So they go looking for the producer all aroun Dellwood. They look for them in Inns, cafe's and Bed and Breakfast. They finally find out where they were staying at and of course Lola had a plan. First Lola quit her job, giving a terrible excuse to Mrs. Magnolia. She told Mrs. Magnolia that she needed more money because her mom had a little and their grandma died. After getting rid of her old job, she looks for a job in the same hotel the movie producer was, of course Ella wasn't used to clean. They makie many silly things together, they even climb a huge mountain just to get to the movie set and be kikked off, again. I wont tell you the rest because I want you to read the book and laugh as much as I did with all the adventures Lola and Ella have. I recommend this book to all the péople that enjoyed Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, because in this book the adventures have no limits.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sequel to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Lola, Sam, Ella,Morty and the infamous Carla Santini are back in this never ending war at Dellwood High. They have graduated from high school and are almost about to enter the real world. But their summer would repeat the same old teenage girl battles in order to claim the throne as Queen of DEADWOOD. Lola wants to be in a movie that is being shot in DW, and The Santini is going away to Europe for the summer. But with lola's lies claiming she was in the movie to get Carla jealous, instead, she cancels her talked about european trip of the year so she can get a role in the movie and stomp on Lola Cep for good.The story then goes and explains the struggles and embarassing events that lead up to a triumphant ending. It is a very funny book which you can't stop reading because Lola's eccentric ways keep you up all night!

[Bellatuscana Bellatuscana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought I would like this book because I liked the movie and Sam accepting Lola as she was in it. But this book is full of sadomasochism.... Such as this one time when Sam and Morty moaned because Lola got to thinking, or Sam was ignoring her because he thought Hollywood movies were flashy and then Sam being nice to her when she helped Gracia. Or the stereotype of Carla. I understand the mean antics of girls but Sam,Ella and Lola put her down for being popular and being rich just because they aren't. And when Lola ended the book by standing up Carla, it didn't make her look any better. So as I said, this book is full of some masochistic overtone that appreciates nice,cautious and pious women like Ella or logical dreamless mothers like Lola's mom instead of women with dreams like Lola who consistently get scorned for having such thoughts.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't realize it was the sequel to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen until AFTER I read the book, though I started thinking about the movie (which I never finished) while I was reading it. I didn't like Lola in the movie, so I guess it's no surprise I didn't like her in this book. Maybe I would've felt differently if I'd read the prequel first, but overall, I was not a huge fan of this book.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another funny book in the "Teenage Drama Queen" series. It's basically the same as the first one, only Lola and Carla are competing for a different role. A bigger role. And also Lola and Ella do different crazy stuff. But that's it.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny. Highly dramatic. Lola's chasing for fame is unbelievable. But highly entertaining. Must read if you wanted to laugh and feel like you want to be high school again where you are still chasing your dreams and won't stop till you have it.

[Kayla · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a disappointment from the first book! This portrays Lola as being so irrational and disillusioned that it didn't even seem humorous like it did in the first book. The reader just follows her on a wild goose chase that was very unfulfilling.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very hardworking and optimistic, Lola is.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was good but the movie that was based on it (confessions of a teenage drama queen) was better

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuss words on every page, but its gud anyway!! The movie could have been better!!!=(

[Wisty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was the second one, so I actually didn't read My Perfect Life. Whoops

[Stephanie A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

More ridiculously delightful chick lit fluff. Pretty sure I've hit my limit here, though.

[Taylor Leonard]

I've not read it yet
Can't wait till I get it

[Hachton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly funny.

[Shalini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesoome

[Jacqueline Yipp · Rating 1 out of 5]

only giving this book a 1 star and the other book 2 stars because it's the exact same format. except lola is more insufferable. she literally will do anything to get a part in a movie, she's self-absorbed, she brushes off her bf sam (WHICH WHY ARE THEY DATING??? HE BELONGS W ELLA), she harasses literally everyone. the ONLY redeeming quality she has is putting her job as a housekeeper on the line by making the decision to tell ms seiser that the housekeeper gracia didn't steal the rolex even though she was accused of doing so. this was a super quick read which i also appreciated i guess, but legit the same cycle from the first book of vowing to get even with carla santini (i think she's highly obsessed at this point) and then "winning" at the end is the same thing over and over. the first book got 2 stars because at least it was somewhat of an interesting plot point (to some extent), but this one is even worse.

[Pravina · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m in my early twenties and find this book really petty and childish. Maybe I might’ve liked it if I was younger? Idk. I just skimmed through the whole book because it was just basically Lola doing all sort of things to get casted in a movie. Lola was so delusional, selfish and annoying.

Rating: 0.5/10

[Grace Igbadun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as enjoyed as the other two... But pretty great too

[Evie Prior · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was a great book. I didn’t go into it with high expectations. But loved it, it had me l laughing a little. The main character is a little predictable.

[Stephanie Hunter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy & Fun read. Lola Cep and her friend Ella navigate the summer in their town of Dellwood New Jersey while a movie is being filmed. She spends the whole time trying to get an acting role & ends up as a Maid trying to get close to the director. Turns out all her friends were trying to help get her a role the whole time & she just couldn’t see it. She finally told the truth about the summer to all the people in town knowing she didn’t have to lie anymore.

[Sarah Hopkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luv Dyan Sheldon!!!

[mary do · Rating 2 out of 5]

The protagonist was self-obsessed and immature. Throughout the whole book.