![]() During the week, he’s the last person I see every morning before I go to sleep and the first person I see every afternoon when I wake up. Along with constant doctor appointments, sleeping during the day and staying up all night-which from what I hear is the dream schedule of most kids my age-and playing music. Over time, watching Charlie go by became a part of my routine. Ever since I got banished to this house during daylight hours by my XP diagnosis in first grade, I’ve watched him pass by my window on his way to school. My best friend-let’s face it, my only IRL friend other than my dad (okay, that right there just made me sound truly sad, right?)-Morgan, kicks butt and would for sure kick your butt if you don’t agree.Īnd, oh yeah, I just so happen to have an enormous crush on a guy named Charlie Reed. I hate brussels sprouts, love Chinese food, think pugs are the most adorable dogs on the planet, and get freaked out by spiders. I love astronomy and hope to be an astrophysicist someday. I play guitar and write lyrics and poetry and think I sound awesome when I sing in the shower. ![]() But I’m actually just like everyone else, with the major exception of the “can’t go out in the sun” thing. Hi! I’m Katie Price, and I guess from the outside looking in-if you could actually see in my windows, which you can’t, thanks to the solar shades that block every bit of UV light from getting in my house-you might think I’m some pathetic sick girl who’s always staring out the window watching life go by. For now, let me back up and start from the beginning. It’s a habit that gets me in trouble sometimes. Mine might not be destined to last as long as other people’s-but that doesn’t mean it will be any less awesome. I guess if there’s one other thing I have in common with Rapunzel, it’s that I’m going to have to keep the faith and keep on fighting until I get my happily ever after. Now that I’m older, I completely and totally relate, girl. Rapunzel finally went stir-crazy and broke out of there with some dude. ![]() We watched that movie about a hundred times when it came out. Morgan and I used to pretend that I was like Rapunzel from Tangled, hidden away in my darkened tower (bedroom). So I spend my days indoors, hanging out with my dad (truly the best dad ever) and Morgan (truly the best friend ever). If sunlight so much as glances off my skin, I’ll get skin cancer, and my body can’t repair the damage so my brain starts to fail-which could mean hearing loss, difficulty walking and swallowing, movement problems, loss of intellectual function and capacity for speech, seizures, and, oh yeah, death. I have a rare genetic condition called xeroderma pigmentosum, aka XP, which basically means a severe sensitivity to sunlight. I want so badly for this dream to be real, but that would be impossible because my mom died when I was six years old.Īnd I can’t go out into the sun… like, at all. I feel the warmth of the sun on my skin and the comfort of her arms around me. I hear the waves crashing as my mom’s voice rises and falls. We’re at the beach on an old blanket I still have tucked away in my closet. S-Recommended for senior high school students.I have this recurring dream: I’m a little girl, sitting with my mom, and she’s singing to me. Overnight Sensation is a great addition to any library and a good choice for teens who like strong female characters and storylines a bit off the beaten path. Cook doesn't patronize her audience, presenting complex characters and a fully fleshed out storyline. This novel fits in nicely between serious, issue-laden books and lighter fare. Surrounded by a cast of other characters who show more depth than their first impressions make, the story flourishes. ![]() Spirited and likeable, she comes across as a real girl dealing with believable issues. Slow to start, this story really takes off once Trace's personality is revealed. What will happen to her various relationships once she leaves California and heads to Connecticut for school? And more importantly, how will she live through the sudden fame a not-so-flattering picture of her near-naked butt brings? Without her father or her boyfriend to hang out with, Trace makes a new friend who turns out to be not at all who Trace thought she was. Zander, who is headed to NYU to be a film major, uses their stay as an opportunity to learn about television production. Even worse, a reality show about Kandy is being filmed on her father's property. ![]() Her father isn't able to spend every second bonding with Trish because he's consumed with managing the career of Kandy Cane, the hottest pop starlet, who Trace finds abhorrent. When she and her boyfriend Zander arrive, Trace realizes that the trip she dreamed about doesn't exactly match up to the reality. SĪfter graduating from high school, Trace heads out to California to spend some quality time with her formerly estranged father. ![]()
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