Cherry Money Baby

by John M. Cusick

Hardcover, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Collection

Publication

Candlewick (2013), 400 pages

Description

Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: Hollywood glitz collides with working class aspirations in this satirical tale of an impulsive starlet and a sharp-witted small-town teen. Cherry Kerrigan loves her simple life, her family's tiny trailer, even working at Burrito Barn. Forget college�she's marrying her sweetheart from next door. But here comes Ardelia Deen, a glamorous starlet who sweeps Cherry into a world of fast cars and penthouse parties. Now Cherry's small-town life just seems so . . . small. When Ardelia drops a bomb of an offer�one involving a baby�Cherry knows her life will change forever, no matter what she decides. John M. Cusick focuses his signature wit on Hollywood royalty and the wide-eyed dreams of Small Town, U.S.A. in a novel about discovering who you are . . . and changing your mind..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ewyatt
Cherry is a bit of a slacker, happy to work at the burrito shop and barely get by in high school. She's uninterested in college, much to the dismay of her hard-working blue collar dad. When she saves a choking girl's life, her own life is turned upside down when it is discovered the girl in
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question is a famous actress filming a movie in Cherry's small town. Their subsequent friendship is unexpected and full of twists and turns. Cherry must struggle to find her true self and figure who and what is really important in her life.
High school level read.
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Original language

English

Physical description

400 p.; 6.38 inches

ISBN

0763655570 / 9780763655570
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