Competing With the Star (Star #2)
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He shook his head. “Super. Can’t wait for that.”
I laughed as I squeezed his hand.
“Come on, let’s go watch the movie and I can tell you all about the amazing sports channel my grandparents are paying for now,” I said.
“Oh yeah?”
“I think it’s just a ploy to keep us under my parents’ watchful eyes, but hey, we won’t miss a game all season.”
“Sounds good to me,” he said.
As we all walked into the living room to watch the movie, I felt so thankful for what this new year of my life had brought. Sure there had been a lot of hurt and betrayal from someone I thought I could trust, but it was through it that I learned who my real friends were. A year ago I had one best friend and I thought things were pretty good, but I spent a lot of time trying to stay under the radar to not call attention to myself and provoke mean, negative comments from other people. Now I had friends and a boyfriend who liked me as I was and I didn’t have to try to blend into the background. I might have lost a best friend in Lexi, and I didn’t know where my friendship with Simone stood, but I had Charlotte and Asia, and now Pilar had become one of my closest friends. And I was in love with someone who I had a true connection with. Life was good.
Acknowledgments
Justin Hager, my parents, Amy Weller, Laura Turner (the only person I’d trust to drive the Bronco), Ben Latham, the Plachecki family, Art Ambrus, Fr. Gene Golas, Craig Nielsen and family, Leslie McKee, Opal Campbell (Bluebell BFF), Anna Golwitzer Okoro (SVH forever).
Everyone at Limitless Publishing: Jennifer O’Neill, Jessica Gunhammer, Lori Whitwam, Lydia Harbaugh, Elise Balt, Gillian Leonard, Dixie Matthews, and Ashley Byland. I am so grateful to you all.
Susan Shapiro, Tom Foster, Lorraine Carey, James Gordon, Bob Houbeck, Mary Bostwick, Jacqueline Zeff, Amy Sarch, Teddy Robertson
My A-team: Pia, Danielle, Emily, Suus, Pat F. (thank you for writing my first review!), Tina, Vivian, Lisa, April, Bridget, Grai, Jen, Sarah, Shannon, Angela, Rachael, Jennifer, Zandra, Kimberly, Kathy, Erin, Angie, Cindy, Joan, Suzanne, KayCee, Kim for all the help and support.
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About the Author
Krysten Lindsay Hager is an obsessive reader and has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and humor essayist, and writes for teens, tweens, and adults. She is the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series and the Next Door To A Star Series. Her work has been featured in USA Today and named as Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Teen & Young Adult Values and Virtues Fiction and Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Children’s Books on Values. She’s originally from Michigan and has lived in South Dakota, Portugal, and southwestern Ohio. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.
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