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Summary edit
Anna Percy finds no comfort in her designer clothes when her longtime secret crush falls hard for someone else --- her best friend, in fact. The only thing standing between Anna and the end of high school is an internship at a literary journal, and she couldn't be happier to get away from that... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Margret: dating Anna's father
- Jonathan Percy: Anna's father who can't be bothered to pick her up at the airport or meet her for lunch
- Django Simms: Jonathan's driver, who picks up Anna from the airport, and he is near Anna's age and cute!
- Jane Cabot Percy: Anna's mother
- Anna Cabot Percy: protagonist, she goes to LA to live with her dad, and to change her lifestyle and mindset, she meets a boy on a plane, little does she know that a whole new adventure in now about to begin
- Ben Birbaum: he is the boy who Anna meets on the plane, and he takes Anna to Jackson Sharpe's wedding
- Samantha 'Sam' Sharpe: daughter of famous actor, Jackson Sharpe, and she is in love with Ben
- Delia 'Dee' Young: Sam's best friend who is also in love with Ben
- Camilla Babette 'Cammie' Sheppard: best friends with Sam and Dee, dated Ben a year ago, and wants him back
- Susan Cabot Percy: Anna's older sister who's in rehab, and who has messed up her entire life
- Cynthia 'Cyn' Baltres: Anna's best friend back in New York, who lives a carefree lifestyle, which Anna wants to learn to live
- Scott Spencer Rowley: The guy Anna has a crush on ever since.
- Reginald: The Percy family's driver.
- Rick Resnick: A maniac guy in mid-thirties that Anna met on the plane.
- Inga: One of the housekeepers of Jonathan Percy.
- Teresa: The Spanish cook of Jonathan Percy.
- Jack Lemmon: America's favorite movie star and Sam's father.
- Poppy Sinclair: Jackson Sharpe's fiancee.
- Veronique: The Parisian assistant from Chanel.
- Graham Young: Dee's father. He is also the President of Gyro Records.
- Lizbette: The Crown Princess Demetrius of Greece.
- Fleur Abra: The wedding planner.
- Clark Shepard: Cammie's father.
- Patrice Koose: She is Cammie's stepmother and she is a has-been actress.
- Dan Birnbaum: He is Ben's father. He is also a doctor for the rich and famous.
- Adam Flood: He is a friend of Cammie, Sam and Dee.
- Mrs. Flood: She is Adam's mother.
- Parker: He is a friend of Ben, Cammie, Sam and Dee.
- Skye: She is a friend of Ben, Cammie, Sam and Dee.
- Krishna: She is a friend of Ben, Cammie, Sam and Dee.
- Damian: He is a friend of Ben, Cammie, Sam and Dee.
- Jackson Sharpe: He is America's favorite movie star and Sam's father.
- Veronique: The Parisian assistant from Chanel.
- Kiki Coors: Jackson Sharpe's assistant.
- Ken Bertram: He is a producer.
- Gerard Maxwell: The middle-aged bald producer.
- Giovanni: The masseusse.
- Margaret Cunningham: She is Jonathan Percy's girlfriend.
- Montana 'Monty' Pinelli: He is Parker's younger brother
- Patti Pinelli: She is the mother of Parker and Ponty.
- Jasmine 'Jazz' Grubman: She is one of the administrative assistants in Beverly Hills High.
Setting & Locations edit
California
- JFK Airport
- Mr. Percy's House: It is located on the corner of Elevado Avenue and North Foothill Drive.
- Heaven: It is a restaurant in Beverly Hills.
- Sharpes' Mansion: It is a palatial Bel-Air estate.
- Griffith Observatory: This is where the Sharpe wedding was held.
- Hustler: Larry Flynt's world-famous sex emporium.
- Warner Brothers: This is where the fundraiser for Artists for Peace was held.
- Marina del Rey
- Beverly Hills High
- Hazelden: It is a rehabilitation center.
First Sentence edit
The moment Cynthia Baltres peed all over an eight-thousand-dollar Hermes Kelly handbag was the moment that Anna Percy decided to make Cynthia her best friend.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-one
Twenty-two
Twenty-three
Twenty-four
Twenty-five
Twenty-six
Two Days Later . . .
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 10 in The A-List. (standard series)
Followed by Girls on Film.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Zoey Dean (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Little, Brown and Company (Publisher)
- Ryan McVay (Photographer) - Front Cover (Getty)
- Robert Landau - Back Cover (Corbis)
- Amy Beadle (Designer)
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Page Count: 243
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- Dewey: 813.54
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsAges 18 and up. There are parts that are not suitable for a very young age.
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Drug Use & Abuse › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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