Glitz

Philana Marie Boles

Feb 2011 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Ann Michelle is tired of her boring, sheltered life. She longs for something real. Then she meets Raquel Marissa Diaz-Raq for short. Sassy, streetwise, and totally fearless, Raq is everything Ann Michelle isn't. She has a voice to die for and the attitude to go with it, and she'll stop at nothing to be a star. All Ann Michelle wants is to go along for the ride. Even if that means leaving home to go on the road with Piper, both girls' favorite hip-hop artist. And shedding her identity along the way to become Glitz, a bolder- but not necessarily better-version of herself.

Crackling with authenticity, energy, and heart, Philana Marie Boles's first young adult novel is about the true meaning of friendship and the pitfalls of fame.

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Ratings and reviews

This Book is really good. I dont recommend it for kids under the age of 12 or 13. There is a couple of big issues in this book that are not suitable for some ages but other than the fighting some mild language and a trouble maker I think this book is ah-mazing.

I loved the book I was just mad that glitz forgot who she was.

About the author

Philana Marie Boles is the author of Little Divas, a chapter book for readers ages 11 and up, as well as the adult novels In the Paint and Blame It on Eve. She has worked for 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee's Brooklyn-based film company; for Glamour magazine (as a media relations assistant); and as a substitute teacher, which she often refers to as her "favorite gig of all."

When Philana isn't writing, she works as a media consultant and image strategist for hip-hop and R & B musicians. Glitz is her first young adult novel, with two more coming from Viking. She lives in New York City.