My Sister's a Pop Star

I surprised myself yesterday, when I finished My Sister's a Pop Star. I've never finished that book in one whole day, but I'm not that surprised. So, as you might have guessed already, I've read My Sister's a Pop Star before. Well, since I haven't read it since I was probably nine, I'd decided to read it again so that I could have the story refreshed in my mind for you (my readers). I was mildly surprised to find that I enjoyed the story more than I ever have in my life! I really felt sorry for the main character, Sam (Samantha), even though, of course, Sam isn't real. My Sister's a Pop Star, is about a girl (Sam) whose sister becomes a pop star (obviously). Sam keeps an online journal (or, you could call it a blog) and sometimes you see a blog post of Sam's in the book. I think it's fun that way. Sam is a likable girl; she does funny things, she likes horses, and she loves her family. Okay, so Sam is already tired of her sister (Danni) being gone all the time, and tired of her Mom (Rose) hanging up on Danni (sometimes they get mad at each other [I'm pretty sure, but not totally, that Rose is Danni's manager, not to mention mom. I wanted to find out exactly what Rose does in Danni's career, but I couldn't find it. Sorry!]), and tired of Robert Rubens (Robert is Danni's music agent. Sam is pretty sure that she and Robert are enemies) being around. But Sam is excited to think of her new house, a big one, that she, her mom, and Danni, are moving into, out of their apartment. But on moving day, Sam gets a surprise, which doesn't actually please her. The rest of the book is about her life getting tangled up with Danni's, and how almost every day ends in disaster. Sam learns how to adjust to her new life, even though it really is hard. She learns that some things she had thought before mattered about Danni, actually mattered more about Sam. The book really shows what the author, Kimberly Greene, thinks a twelve-year-old girl would think about her new life. It really had emotion in it, and a couple times, I felt so bad for Sam (keep in mind that I thought this was silly, since Sam isn't real), that I was close to wanting to cry, thinking about how I would feel if I were in Sam's position. There are three books in this series, though you won't find them like you would a series. They're more of sequels to each other. Here are the three books in order: My Sister's a Pop Star, The Fame Game and Me, and My Life on TV. I'm reading book two now, so you can expect another blog post about Sam (Well, okay, a blog post about The Fame Game and Me) soon! :)

 P.S. If you're a girl under the age of... maybe, maybe, thirteen, then (I'm sort of sure you could not like the book, but you could!) you'll like it. And I quote, from the review on the front of the first book: "Fun, fame and fiasco-you'll love it!" Girl Talk. (End quote.) 

- Maria