• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Good lesson on fame's price, but iffy content too.

Why We Rated This for Ages 13–15

The good stuff

• Messages:

  Audrey listens to really loud music (she blows out her car speakers). She lies to her parents, but mostly has a good relationship with them. She worries about them finding out she had sex with her boyfriend. Her parents allow a 2 a.m. curfew but she has to text them every half hour after midnight. She works at a part-time job because her parents have "that whole 'earn it!' mentality."

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Not an issue.
• Sex:

  Main character had a sexual relationship with her boyfriend (not explicit); innuendos to oral sex. Audrey makes out with a rock star she just met and he puts his hands up her shirt; she is called a "slut" and "whore" by strangers via instant messaging and Internet posts.
• Language:

  Characters swear, usually for emphasis, occasionally as insults. "F--king" (numerous times), "asshole," "f--khead," "God," "Jesus Christ," "goddamned," "s--t," "bitch," "f--k off."
• Consumerism:

  Mentions of many bands (chapters begin with a lyric) and a few products (Diet Coke, BMW).
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Audrey's former boyfriend smokes pot; she drinks alcohol on a couple occasions (and recalls getting drunk at 15). One character pukes "foamy keg beer" another teen smokes hash. One reference to "everyone getting wasted."

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