Tales from a not-so-talented pop star
(Audiobook on CD)
Author
Contributors
Quintal, Lana Narrator
Series
Dork diaries volume 3
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2011].
Status
Westover - Kids Audiobooks
J/CD JF RUSSE
1 available
J/CD JF RUSSE
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westover - Kids Audiobooks | J/CD JF RUSSE | Available |
Description
Nikki Maxwell enters a talent competition in this third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki Maxwell has been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truth—that she’s there on scholarship in exchange for her Dad working as the school’s exterminator. When a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the top prize, it’s the perfect opportunity Nikki has been waiting for. Can she sing and dance her way to letting her dad (and her reputation!) off the hook?
More Details
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2011].
Format
Audiobook on CD
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (approximately 3.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9781442340466
Notes
Participants/Performers
Read by Lana Quintal.
Description
When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.
System Details
Compact discs.
Subjects
LC Subjects
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Published Reviews
Horn Book Review
In her third story, Nikki chronicles the fallout from an embarrassing video of her singing, posted on the internet by nemesis MacKenzie. Determined to win the school talent show, Nikki must also deal with fickle friends, a crush, and her secret status of scholarship student. Anime-style illustrations accompany the text, which overflows with exclamation points, OMGs, and much squeeing. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Library Journal Reviews
Truly adorable illustrations grace this popular Wimpy-Kid-for-girls diary of a lower-middle-class tween maneuvering through cliques and drama at her ritzy private school. Poor Nikki is a scholarship student, part of the deal her father, as school exterminator, cut with the school. And his truck sports a giant, disgusting roach on top as advertising! Russell is an attorney but is said to prefer writing tween books to legal briefs. If Dork Diaries keeps up its ascent, maybe she can trade in those little black suits for comfy bunny slippers. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Russell, R. R., & Quintal, L. (2011). Tales from a not-so-talented pop star (Unabridged.). Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Russell, Rachel Renée and Lana Quintal. 2011. Tales From a Not-so-talented Pop Star. New York: Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Russell, Rachel Renée and Lana Quintal. Tales From a Not-so-talented Pop Star New York: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2011.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Russell, R. R. and Quintal, L. (2011). Tales from a not-so-talented pop star. Unabridged. New York: Simon & Schuster Audio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Russell, Rachel Renée., and Lana Quintal. Tales From a Not-so-talented Pop Star Unabridged., Simon & Schuster Audio, 2011.
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