Copyright Date:
2011
Edition Date:
2011
Release Date:
06/01/11
Illustrator:
Rucker, Georgia,
Pages:
231 pages
ISBN:
1-402-24392-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-402-24392-9
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)
Gr 5-8 Emma Rose, 14, is still trying to hide her identity as New York City's up-and-coming fashion designer, Allegra Biscotti, while juggling the pitfalls of friendship and middle school. Rylan Sinclare, the most popular girl in Emma's school, and her severe mother hire Allegra to design a sweet-sixteen dress. How can Emma pretend to be the adult Italian Allegra when Rylan knows her as an unpopular eighth grader? With the help of her confidants, including the editor-in-chief of a Vogue -style magazine, Emma pretends she is an intern, voicing Allegra's ideas while "the designer is overseas." All goes well until Rylan's mother sabotages the design and Emma gets into a fight with her best friend over secrets. To add pressure, Allegra/Emma has been offered an opportunity to showcase her work in a Soho pop-up collection. Emma is a likable character who strives to make her client a knockout dress despite Rylan's initial meanness. The novel, which reads like a Disney teen movie, comes to a satisfying, if predictable, conclusion. Interspersed throughout are illustrations of Allegra's designs. Although the second in the series, Who What Wear stands alone and is a great recommendation for kids who dream of a career in fashion. Kimberly Garnick Giarratano, Northampton Community College, Hawley, PA
Word Count:
45,636
Reading Level:
4.8
Interest Level:
5-9
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 4.8
/ points: 7.0
/ quiz: 144416
/ grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:4.4 /
points:13.0 /
quiz:Q56520
Lexile:
720L
In Book 2 of this fresh, fashion-forward series, Emma and Allegra's worlds collide! Emma must go undercover as her own intern long enough for Allegra to design a knock-out Sweet Sixteen dress for one of the popular girls at school. Emma Rose is SO not famous So how did she score inside information on the most talked-about party of the year? Because Emma is secretly the hottest new fashion designer--Allegra Biscotti--and hired to whip up a Sweet Sixteen dress for the guest of honor. Wait...fashion emergency! How can she create a fiercely fashionable dress and keep her secret? There's only one solution: Emma must go undercover--as her own intern! But when Emma feels the pressure by her BFF to explain how she got an invite from the in-crowd and an ultra-fabulous fashion internship--just when Jackson finally starts paying attention to her--she knows she has to make it work... ...or will it all come apart at the seams?