The One (by Ed Decter, Laura Burns)
common sense media says
Gorgeous twins hit success in unlikely Hollywood tale.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know the attractive 16-year-old main characters are routinely hit on by adults, and sex is treated casually; Chloe says she is willing to show her chest on film or sleep with the right guy if it will get her a good acting job with more money. There is also underage and excessive drinking (the twins' mother is an alcoholic) and some cursing.
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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sara4ever95
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i think since this book has bad curse words and underage drinking it should be for children 15+
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jazzy93
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teen, 18 years old
the best book ever.
i love this book had to read some book for senior English and i just choose this one because i read the back cover and it looked really cool.
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