- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Puffin USA (Jun 3 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140363181
- ISBN-13: 978-0140363180
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,527,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Bennett, author of the Sunset Island books, kicks off her Surviving 16 trilogy with the tale of smart, beautiful, exceedingly haughty Amber, a talented dancer who lives with her single mother in a rundown house on the wrong side of the tracks. As she rides to her 16th birthday party in a stretch limo, drinking champagne with "the coolest, richest kids at school," Amber is on top of the world. But not for long. Her rapid weight loss and sore, stiff joints turn out to be more than a case of the flu. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, Amber realizes she will never dance again and she swallows a handful of tranquilizers. But a neighborhood boy who has long loved her rushes her to the hospital in the nick of time. Predictably, the humbled girl reevaluates her priorities and all ends on a hopeful note. Though Bennett's plot offers few surprises, her smooth writing and snappy dialogue will wow Lurlene McDaniels fans. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Popular cheerleader Amber Lynn Harkin seems to have it all--a handsome boyfriend, Richmond Remington III, success as the star of a dance trio--but the secrets that she harbors could destroy everything.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
You won't want to put it down.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Surviving Sixteen 01 Did You Hear About Amber (Paperback)
Sixteen year old Amber has everything: a rich and handsome boyfriend, popularity, a role as head cheerleader, a dance group close to stardom, poverty, a thirty-two year old mother, and a crippling medical secret that could cost her everything she thinks is important in her life. Amber's cockiness and manipulations to rise to number one also play a role in her social downfall. This novel by Cherie Bennett is an excellent story about how one girl's impoverished beginnings created a stong desire in her to hide her true self and become the best at everything, only to find one day that the life as she had built as her own was nothing but a lie. Amber finds that undoing this lie takes her away from her previous dreams and shows her the dreams that she really wanted. I recommend this book for its excellent writing and "soapopera-esque" storyline.
4.0 out of 5 stars
It was pretty good.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Surviving Sixteen 01 Did You Hear About Amber (Paperback)
It was a good book, but I didn't like how Amber was so self-centered. In the end, she changes for the better though.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beneath all popular teens, there is always a problem.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Surviving Sixteen 01 Did You Hear About Amber (Paperback)
Amber Lynn Harkin has it all; boyfriend, cheerleading, and the hot dance group, Sizzle. One day she finds out that she has a disability. She now faces many risks concerning her reputation. It just goes to show you that being different is ok and just because you are popular, doesn't mean you don't have a lot of problems.
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