**From the author of the "sophisticated and erudite" Peculiar Ground (Boston Globe), comes a collection of classic, witty fables, elegantly updated for our modern times.** It's in the nature of myth to be infinitely adaptable. Each of these startlingly original stories is set in modern Britain.
Fabulous
โ Scribed by Simone Bryant
- Publisher
- Kimani Press;Kimani Tru
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
There's no such thing as being too rich, too popular or too fabulous...
Pace Academy is an exclusive private school catering to the rich, pampered and beautiful. And Starr, Dionne and Marisol are its ruling elite, with an endless supply of designer clothes, platinum credit cards--and drama....
Starr is planning a spectacular Sweet Fifteen party...but it may be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.
Dionne stepped out of the hood and into Pace's inner circle, even though her parents are struggling to pay for their lavish new lifestyle.
Marisol is the daughter of a baseball star whose wealth and fame might just tear her family apart.
Now all three girls are about to learn that the price of being fabulous can sometimes be too high, even for the Pace-setters....
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