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Polly Pierce has always enjoyed her spot as the second‑most popular girl at Winston Academy, riding the privileges that come with it—until her best friend, Kelsy, is taken out of the picture by a freak accident. With Kelsy gone, Polly unexpectedly becomes the head of the school’s highly anticipated talent‑show competition, Groove It Up!, a role she never imagined she could handle. Now she faces backstabbing classmates, an intimidating crush, and demanding diva-like requests from an injured Kelsy—all of which threaten to derail the show and her confidence. Facing these challenges, Polly must prove to everyone—and to herself—that she has a personality of her own, moving beyond the label of “Plastic Polly.”
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Jenny Lundquist
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