I’m in my bedroom, playing keyboard and singing my heart out. Out of nowhere, a drum beat picks up, then bass, then I start to sing and the crowd goes absolutely mad. AL-IX! AL-IX! AL-IX! My hair is big and curly and dyed hot pink to match my vintage dress.

Below me, thousands of people chant my name. Manufactured in the United States of Americaįor my mom and my other teachers. | Grandparents-Fiction.Ĭlassification: LCC PZ7.1.S18 (ebook) | LCC PZ7.1.S (print) | DDC -dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dataĭescription: Minneapolis : Darby Creek, | Series: Suddenly royal | Summary: Alix, eighteen, is torn between her dream of becoming a pop star and her newly-discovered status as European royalty, the next in line to be the Duchess of Nasina. Main body text set in Janson Text LT Std 12/17.5. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.Ī division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.įor reading levels and more information, look up this title at Cover and interior images: Igor Klimov/ (background texture) GoMixer/ (coat of arms and lion) KazanovskyAndrey/iStock/Getty Images Plus (gold) mona redshinestudio/ (crown). If you think you have a story to tell, or think you might want to be a writer, grab a pen, or your phone, and give it a try.Copyright © 2018 by Lerner Publishing GroupĪll rights reserved. You don’t have to wait for someone to give you permission to begin writing. Ever since high school, I loved the idea of being able to create stories for the next generation to enjoy as much as I had.ĭo you have any advice for future authors or illustrators? Growing up, I spent a lot of time enjoying books, movies, and fiction in general. Why did you want to become an author or illustrator? Who are your top three favorite authors or illustrators? “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”-Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. What was your favorite book when you were a child? In her free time, she enjoys playing Mah Jongg and practicing marimba. After high school, Kristen attended Brown University. Born in New Orleans and raised in Birmingham, Kristen comes from a family of athletes, avid readers, and musicians. Kristen SaBerre is a screenwriter and author living in Los Angeles.

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