G92 Book Review of Startruck by Rachel Shukert
Name of Book: Starstruck Author: Rachel Shukert ISBN: 978-0-385-74108-8 Publisher: Delacorte Press Type of book: 1938, Hollywood, glamor, glitz, dark side, hidden secrets, past, mystery, star, survival Year it was published: 2013 Summary: A golden age of glam . . . Every week they arrive in Los Angeles--beautiful and talented young hopefuls who dream of becoming stars. It's all Margaret Frobisher has ever wanted—and when she's discovered by a powerful agent, she can barely believe her luck. She's more than ready to escape her snobby private school and conservative Pasadena family for a chance to light up the silver screen. The competition is fierce at Olympus Studios and Margaret—now Margo—is chasing her Hollywood dreams alongside girls like Gabby Preston, who at 16 is already a grizzled show-biz veteran caught between the studio and the ravenous ambition of her ruthless mother, and sultry Amanda Farraday, who seems to have it all--ambition, glamour ....