When fifteen-year-old Wonder Blake is plucked from her job at the Dairy Queen and given the chance to be a teen idol, it seems like a dream come true - even if it wasn't her dream, but her older sister, Lucky's... Lucky was on her way to becoming a pop star when she died, and Wonder and her family are still trying to recover from their loss. Offered a recording contract, Wonder jumps at the chance to escape from a dead-end town, her fractured family and, worst of all, high school. Suddenly she has it all: a hot new look, a chart-busting hit single, and a tour opening up for superstar, Kayla. But stardom isn't all glamour - it's hard work - and it's especially tough trying to find a guy who likes her just for herself...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2004 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Rachel Cohn lived in San Francisco and recently moved to New York and GINGERBREAD is her first novel.