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    I cut her off with a wave. I know the tickets are for friends and family. But if I lived here, I’d be great friends with these girls.
    Lorraine and Stef gaze at me with big grateful eyes. “I could tell from your photo that you were generous,” Lorraine says.
    â€œMore like crazy,” Junie mumbles under her breath.
    I only arrived in L.A. a few hours ago, and I’m already making friends and getting famous.

chapter
seven

    I love a hotel room. It’s like a mini life inside your real life. Makes me feel like I’m living in a snow globe.
    Our room is very swank, with a soft beige couch, a modern silver floor lamp that resembles a tall science-fictiony plant, a totally tiled bathroom, photos of famous movie stars on the bedroom wall and a great view of Hollywood Boulevard, specifically Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
    It’s truly excellent that my dad’s in his own room. His snoring is, in a word, scary. Plus, sharing a deluxe hotel room with my best friend means having a fancy slumber party every night.
    We’re getting dressed for the awards ceremony.Junie’s quieter than usual. Probably, she’s still annoyed about Lorraine and Stef. Junie doesn’t make friends as easily as I do. But, like I pointed out to her, she shouldn’t be bugged about the free tickets. It took me two and a half seconds to hop the elevator up to our room, snag the tickets, then deliver them to Lorraine and Stef, who were sharing a soda in the hotel café. Plus, the tickets were trash if they didn’t get used.
    â€œBut you don’t know them,” Junie says. “And this is a closed event with strict security.”
    â€œThey’re exactly like us.” I pull my dress over my head. “Only fifteen and with tighter, shorter clothes and metal on their faces.”
    Despite Junie’s moodiness, I’m still a complimentary friend and mention the loveliness of her turquoise + white paisley skirt and matching shirt. “Those colors really accentuate the different shades of red in your hair.”
    Junie stretches her lips taut like a monkey and brushes on wet shiny gloss. “Thank you.” She smacks her lips together. “Your dress looks great, Sherry. The purple is really pretty.” She drops the gloss in a tiny black purse. For touch-ups throughout the evening. “I hope this is a magical evening for you.”
    â€œThank you.” I give her a hug. My dress is actually violet, but I doubt Junie is currently open to correction.
    I sprinkle mauve glitter in my hair, then twirl in front of the full-length mirror. My dress flares out with style and panache. Eat your heart out, Josh Morton.
    From the hall, we knock on my dad’s door. “Hurry up,” I say. “It’s time to go downstairs to meet our
Hollywood Girl
rep.”
    He emerges, dressed in tan. The Ruler’s a big fan of the beige family and has redone my dad’s wardrobe in the noncolor.
    By the front desk, there’s a tall and slim girl with long, flat, satiny blond hair and fake lashes that brush her pink cheeks. Her smile is megawatt. “Hi! Sherry Baldwin, right? I’m Madison Brown from
Hollywood Girl.
”
    She lightly grasps my shoulders and air-kisses either side of my head.
    When I think of L.A., this is exactly how I imagine it. Streetfuls of beautiful people air-kissing.
    â€œYou look even more adorable in real life, Sherry.” Madison leans toward Junie and air-kisses her. “So, you’re the lucky best friend. Junie Carter, right?”
    â€œYes.” Junie grins. “Is it okay if I take pictures? I’m the editor for our online school paper.”
    â€œAbsolutely it’s okay!” Madison says. “We’re down with publicity at
Hollywood Girl.
”
    Madison gives my dad the air-kissing treatment too. He stands stiff and awkward, like he’s one of theQueen of England’s soldier-guards, who, according to