Teen Fiction

The Fame Game

Name: The Fame Game
Author: Lauren Conrad
ISBN: 9780062075192

by Lauren Conrad

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Overview

In the new series by television star and fashion designer Lauren Conrad, fame can be found behind any door. You just have to know where to look for it.

Nineteen-year-old Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of girl-next-door Jane Roberts on the hot reality show L.A. Candy. Now Madison's ready for her turn in the spotlight and she'll stop at nothing to get it. Sure, she's the star of a new show, but with backstabbing friends and suspicious family members trying to bring her down, Madison has her work cut out for her. Plus, there's a new nice girl in "reality" town—aspiring actress Carmen Curtis, the daughter of Hollywood royalty—and she's a lot more experienced at playing the fame game. . . . When the cameras start rolling, whose star will shine brighter?

About the Author, Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad is a television star, fashion designer, and #1 New York Times bestselling author best known for starring in the MTV hit series The Hills. She has been featured on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Elle, Teen Vogue, Us Weekly, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Readers of Lauren Conrad's L.A. Candy series will have new opportunities to watch her battling reality show beauties in their full fire and glory in this new novel, which is appealing and gossipy enough to be a tasty standalone morsel. On the reality show L.A. Candy, 19-year-old Madison Parker played second fiddle and best frenemy to nice girl Jane Roberts; now she wants to take red carpet walks as a star in her own right. Unfortunately, in "reality town," things are never as simple as they first seem and Madison soon discovers that another nice girl has surfaced whose Hollywood connections could leave her on the cutting room floor. A tempestuous read.

— Brian Monahan

School Library Journal

Gr 9 Up—This first title in a spin-off series finds devious Madison—seen before in L.A. Candy (2009), Sugar and Spice (2010), and Sweet Little Lies (2010, all HarperCollins)—jockeying for the lead position in a new reality show. Though she has already found her share of fame and financial success from starring in L.A. Candy and her Madison's Makeovers, Madison is still waiting for her big break. She knows that being in the new reality show, The Fame Game, will create opportunities for her, but what she doesn't anticipate is sharing the spotlight with Hollywood legacy and new cast mate Carmen. With her faithful but foolish friend Gaby in tow, Madison navigates the ins and outs of yet another reality-show ride, this time with her ex-con father and attention-loving sister causing even more drama. Down-to-earth and likable newcomer Kate Hayes, an aspiring musician, and Carmen complicate matters—especially after Madison and Carmen are linked to the same guy in the tabloids. The Fame Game is light fare, full of pop-culture references and product placement. The behind-the-scenes look at reality TV exposes how little reality there actually is in the genre, and the same voyeuristic tendencies that make it enjoyable also make this series work since it is written by a reality TV insider. This novel is fluff, but it's also a quick, easy read that will surely attract reluctant readers.—Jennifer Miskec, Longwood University, Farmville, VA