Teen Idol

Reader reviewed by Lianne

Meg Cabot is one of my favorite young adult authors! She is really a writing superhero, she has written books for adults, young adults and middle grade readers.

Teen Idol is about Jenny Greenly a high school junior who writes the advice column "Ask Annie" for her school newspaper. Everybody likes Jenny, she is nice and always comforts people. That is why the school district decided to have Jenny guide the new student, "Lucas Smith". The only thing is that his real name, is Luke Striker and just about every girl except for Jenny is in love with him because, he is just about one of the most popular teen celebrities. He decided to come to Jenny's town and experience high school, so he can do some research for his next film. Now it is Jenny's job to keep Luke's secret and show him the ropes of a normal high school, on top of her already crazy life.

I loved this book, I really did. Although it is extremely hard not to love a book written by Meg Cabot! One of my favorite parts of the book was the way that Jenny tried her hardest not to fall for Luke and keep the secret from her Luke obsessed best friend Trina. At some points in this book, I found myself laughing out loud! This book is an extremely fun enjoyable read!
"Reprinted with author's permission"

Reader reviewed by Amanda Marasco

Jenny Greenley is good at solving problems. That's why she's the school's advice columnist. She's also good at keeping secrets that's why she's in on one. When the famous actor Luke Striker decides to study for a new role at her school, Jenny has to keep it a secret. Being the nice person Jenny is she tries to help Luke parents together. Eventually though all good things come to an end when Luke's identity is revealed.

This book was very different. I liked the concept though. It was fun reading about Jenny trying to help Luke fit in. I reccomend this book to anyone who likes some girly action.

Reader reviewed by Bria

Have i said how much i love Meg Cabot? Well i do! this book just submits her role as the best teen writer. Some might say her stories are cliche (and they are) but she does it with style. Hot guys, movie stars, and true love. This has all been seen before but Meg Cabot does it like no author has before. This book is fun light fluff, but great fluff and anyone on matter what age will love it.

Reader reviewed by clarice

A girl named Jenny has a secret, she is the school's advice columnist. She gets a call to the principals office and finds out that Luke Striker, teenage heartthrob, is coming to her school in disguise to do research for an upcoming role. She is the only student who can know and she has to help him make the transition from well known actor to a regular kid.

Reader reviewed by Tamanna

This is such a great book and it is just Soooooo exciting I cannot even describe it. This average secret girls life changes forever when she is the new ASK ANNIE and she has to keep Luke Striker, a teen heart throbs identity a secret when he comes by their school. Will she succeed or will the whole world find out? Read this book immediately, you wont regret it?

Reader reviewed by Tammy

I really luved this book. It was very exciting and you were always just not aware of what was to happen next. Very funny too.

this book is about a girl, Jenny Greenley in a small town, in a small school, and she is part of a news team and the news sceret ASK ANNIE, who answers people's questions and then, teen hearthrob Luke Striker comes to the small town in a disguise as a new boy. It's Jenny's job to make sure he doesn't get revealed. But will she able to keep this secret in for long, espacially from her best friend Trina, who practically worships Luke?

Reader reviewed by Katt

Meg Cabot makes another masterpiece with Teen Idol. I've always dreamt of having a major teen hearthrob going undercover in my school. This dream comes true for Jenny, when she guides Luke Striker, a famous hearthrob, around the school. This book also contains girl power, how Jenny can finally speak up for herself. A major read for anyone thats looking for one.

Reader reviewed by Stephanie

Even better than THE PRINCESS DIARIES, TEEN IDOL is the story about a girl-next-door learning to use her "lovable"-ness to change the world. (Okay, not the world. But at least the people at her high school.)

Nice girl Jenny Greenley has a secret position on the school newspaper: she's Ask Annie, the unofficial school psychologist, who gives advice to anyone who writes in. Only the school administrators and Scott Bennett, her friend and editor-in-chief, know about it. She's good at keeping secrets and not making a big deal out of things; that's why she's chosen to be the "student guide" of Luke Striker, a famous teen actor who's going undercover at Jenny's high school in order to find out what normal high school is like.

Through circumstances entirely not her fault, Luke's real identity is exposed, and he jets it back to Hollywood--and safety. Before he goes, however, he gives Jenny and unofficial challenge: everybody likes her, why not use her power to inflict social change at her high school?

Doubtful, Jenny nevertheless tries to speak up more. The results are incredible. She gets her best friend mad, helps turn a class laughingstock's life around, and stands up for herself for the first time. The only problem is that with her newfound courage, she realizes she might be falling in love with... Scott.

As with all of Meg Cabot's books, TEEN IDOL, has romance, humor, a bit of ridiculous, and a happy ending. Jenny is a likeable protagonist, while Scott is a sweetheart. Fans of her other books will by no means be disappointed by this bildungsroman.

Reader reviewed by Val

This novel by Meg Cabot is unlike her Mediator series and princess tales. Those who have read Meg Cabot's All American Girl will find comfort in its fimiliarity. The plots different but the voice is practically the same. In this novel highschool student Jessica Dearly is every's confidant.She is the "mayonaisee" that holds everyone together but he she is assigned to guide young, famous and cute actor Luke Striker while he reaseaches the southern highschool atmosphere for his next upcoming film, Jessica with the help of Luke discovers that being the "mayonaise" isn't good enough. You have to inflict change and want things to change not just sit by and try to mend the brocken pieaces. I personally enjoyed this book better than ALl AMerican Girl don't be decieved by the cover this book was better than I expected! :)

Reader reviewed by Alexandra

Jenny Greenley has always been helping people. Whether it's friends (or strangers) asking her outright for advice, or via the school newspaper's anonymous advice column, Jen always has the answers. So when Hollywood star Luke Striker comes to visit Clayton High School undercover to do research for an upcoming role, Jenny is asked to be his student guide. Even though Jen has problems of her own, such as being the least coordinated person in show choir, working on the school paper, not having had a boyfriend even though she's seventeen, and trying to get the seniors to give her Latin teacher's doll back, she agrees to it. She manages to keep Luke's identity under wraps for a while, but eventually it comes out and he's forced to leave. However, he confides in Jen that the school's hierarchy is not something she should stand for, and encourages her to make big changes in the school. After Luke leaves, everyone assumesJen is in love with him (much like her best friend Trina), but Jen's heart, like her identity as advice columnist, is something no one knows. While trying to change the school for the better, Jen thinks that she doesn't have the time or resources to really be in love, and she can't believe anyone's claims that she's the "luckiest girl in the world" for being friends with Luke Striker. But in changing the school, Jen also sees changes in herself, and she finds out that maybe there is a happy ending for her. This book shows that maybe fame is not all it's cracked up to be, and you can be happy right at home. Girls everywhere will long for a movie star at their school, and Jen as their best friend.