This was an OK read, but I had to push myself to finish reading it(NOT because of content issues, but because it wasn't to exciting). I thought it was going to better. It started of really slow and didn't pick up much. Veronica's character seemed stuck up throughout most of the book. It was also predictable at times, but had a good ending.
All About Vee
(2008, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by C. Purtill)
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Common Sense says
Well-intentioned read about a plus-sized actress.
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for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of All About Vee was written by Kate Pavao
Parents need to know that this is pretty clean fare. Vee does kiss her boss, who later becomes her boyfriend. She also auditions with a very, er, hands-on director, who it turns out is making porn.
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- Families can talk about Vee's experience as a plus-sized actress. What do you think about Hollywood's expectations of women actors -- and how do their skinny bodies impact the rest of us? What could we do to combat these unrealistic expectations? Vee walks out of one audition because she thinks the fat girl role is demeaning. Would you have had the nerve to do the same?
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Book Summary
Veronica -- known as Vee to her friends -- moves to Hollywood with big acting dreams. She's also hoping to connect with the mother she barely remembers, whom she recently learned also pursued stardom. But, once in California, Veronica finds that her plus-sized figure is all people see, not her natural ability or her pretty face. Can Vee catch a break -- or will she have to return to Arizona defeated?
Is It Any Good?
This is a story with a good heart. Readers will be drawn to funny, talented Vee, and they will empathize with the plus-sized actress who faces harsh scrutiny by Hollywood casting agents -- and even the owner of the coffee shop where she works. The author is to be applauded for bringing these important body image issues to the forefront -- and for creating a big girl protagonist who stands up for herself (and even though she is much bigger than her skinny friend, Big Vee still gets the guy).
What the author doesn't do as well is paint a vivid world around Vee. The other storylines -- such as her scheming best friend who throws Vee's headshots in the garbage, or her father, who is so heartbroken about her mother's death many years ago that he keeps her a mystery from his daughter -- fail to seem as real, or as captivating, as the criticism Vee faces at her casting calls. In the end, this is a book that readers will value more for the topics it tackles than for its literary merit.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Razorbill, Publication date: 04/01/2008
Number of pages: 304, Price: $9.99 (paperback)
Read Aloud: 12, Read Alone: 12
Number of pages: 304, Price: $9.99 (paperback)
Read Aloud: 12, Read Alone: 12
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