Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

by Dyan Sheldon

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Walker Books Ltd (2004)

Description

In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets her sights on the lead in the annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school.

User reviews

LibraryThing member peonygoat

An easy read about a girl who has moved to the suburbs and ends up in competition with Carla Santini, the school’s unofficial queen.

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LibraryThing member hockeycrew

For a young adult book I found it very enjoyable. A quick read but a lot of fun. Well written.

LibraryThing member astults

Many Young Adult novels follow a formula. In one, the main character gets into an impossible situation of his/her own doing, makes more mistakes and learns a lesson in the end. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen strays from this formula but not by much.

Mary Elizabeth Cep (who insists on being

called Lola) is forced to move from New York city to Dellwood, New Jersey by her mother. Her mother and little sisters call her Drama Queen due to her propensity to always be in character. As the new girl at Dellwood High School, she tries to keep the other students guessing about her personality. She even lies to her best friend, Ella, to make herself more interesting.

When it’s time for the drama class to hold a production of Pygmalion, Lola is confident she will get the lead part. After all, she has perfected a Cockney accent. Carla Santini, the most popular girl in school, wants the same role. Most of the book is about the battle of Lola and Carla to be reigning queen of the drama department.

The ending offers resolutions to many of the storylines but is unsatisfying. In fact, I checked out another copy of the book from the library on the suspicion that the last five or six pages were missing from the first book. Nope. They both ended the same.

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LibraryThing member lilmizpixie09

its was better than the film but the film was good but book better
i think once you see film go read the book its probably ten times better

LibraryThing member sarah1234

I did not like this book. The movie was excellent but the book was both unrealistic and boring. I recommend not reading it. Ever...

LibraryThing member grapeapril75

A fun read. Lola is beyond the edge!! I loved it more than the movie!!

LibraryThing member CareBear36

This is a pretty standard 'surviving high school' kind of book. Despite the length, I found it to be a quick read, because it is so simple yet engaging. Good character development, although highly stereotyped. Captivating story.

I enjoyed the book much more than I did the movie adaptation.

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