• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Gorgeous twins hit success in unlikely Hollywood tale.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Chloe has a "the ends justify the means" philosophy, which includes tricking and lying to people. Chloe makes a point of enrolling in school but she and her brother often cut classes. Chloe talks back to her mother, but then, her mother is a horrible role model. Chloe is willing to flirt with guys if they can help her out in some way. On the positive side, Chloe is very determined; she and her brother have a close relationship.

• Violence:

  Nika mentions a homicide in her notes but this is foreshadowing; nothing about that comes up in this book.
• Sex:

  Chloe's dad cheats on her mom, "screwing girls just a year or two older" than her. Chloe's not-to-do list includes not taking nude photos or making a sex tape with a boyfriend. A 20-something lesbian photographer tells Chloe to let her know if she ever decides "to swing the other way." Chloe buys a box of condoms and "decides to lose my virginity to a cute guy at school who I liked well enough." She wanted to see "what all the fuss was about" and decided that it wasn't "half bad." Chloe meets a porn movie producer who tries to "hump" her on the dance floor. An agent tells Chloe she'll have to "do" a producer to get on a TV shows. Chloe's mom, working as a seamstress, says it's hard to measure pants when the client is "engorged." Chloe's mom starts living with a man with several other known girlfriends. Chloe wants to become emancipated so she can do nude scenes and earn more money; her friend gets paid more because "I'm showing my tits and you're not." Chloe asks, "Who cares about showing your knockers in some stupid flasher flick?" (Chloe herself is filmed in a wet T-shirt and no bra.)
• Language:

  "Damn," "boobs," "tits," "asshole," "butt," "f--k," "hell," "bitch," "pissed," "s--t," "slut."
• Consumerism:

  Numerous namebrand mentions of food, media, electronic gadgets, designers, TV shows, and alcohol. Chloe sews her own pageant dresses to save money.

• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Chloe and Travis' mom is an alcoholic; she drinks wine and hard liquor. "The absolute best way to get her out of bed is to threaten to dump her booze," Chloe notes. Chloe makes a list of things not to do, including getting drunk, driving drunk, or dating someone with a drug addiction. Travis gets a fake ID so he can get into a party, where they drink apple-tinis and cosmos.

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