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Now that it’s all over, everybody is saying it was the picture–that stupid picture was behind every disaster. . . . They may be the granddaughters of a famous literary critic, but what really starts it all is Daria, Polly, and Amelia Heller’s stunning red hair. Out of the blue one day, The... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Amelia Heller: One of the three Heller Sisters, shooting their way to stardom. 15 your old sibling to Daria, Polly and Philip
- Polly: One of the three Heller Sisters, shooting their way to stardom.
- Collette: Agent for the three Heller sisters
- Philip: the brother of the 3 sisters
- Daria: One of the three Heller Sisters, shooting their way to stardom. Eldest of the siblings.
- Maureen Piven: Agent to Rex, claims to be the illegitimate daughter of Franz Kafka
- Darren: Add a description of this character.
- Sam
- Kristine
- Kafka: The famous author
- Reed
- Kelly
- Edmund
- Brian Redgrave
- Stu
- Sarah
- Dana
- Laura
- Nina
- Roger
- Rex: Famous movie star
- Dean Morton
- Regis: Talkshow host
- Darla
- Dalton
- Herb Lang: The photographer who does the first photo shoot for the girls to launch them in the New Yorker
- Leo Heller: Grandfather to Daria, Polly, Philip and Amelia...the famous author that adds a little bit of credibility to the new found stardom
- Jean-claude: French producer
- Laaara
- Molloy
- Prada
- Henry
- Luke
- Hutt
- Ben
- Luc: French producer
- Darrell
- Audrey Hepburn
Setting & Locations edit
- Dania
- Brooklyn
- Brazil
- Manhattan
- America
- Lower East Side
- Denver
- New York City
- Times Square
- Ohio
- Paris
- Garfield Lincoln
Organizations edit
- The New Yorker: Magazine
First Sentence edit
Now that it's all over, everybody is saying it was the picture, that stupid picture was the primal cause of every disaster that would eventually befall my redheaded sisters.
Table of Contents edit
Philip
Chapter 1 - 7
Amelia
Chapter 8 - 13
Polly
Chapter 14 -18
Daria
Chapter 19 - 22
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2010-2011 Iowa High School Battle of the Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Theresa Rebeck (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 030739414X
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 030739414X
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Alex Awards (2009)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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