Landry Albright:
Ashley Benson
Vladi Yagudin
(<3): Ross Lynch
Lucy Albright
(Landry’s older cousin): Becky G
Kendall Ivanov
(takes Landry under her wing): Sarah Hyland
Ashanti Russell
(BFF): My original image for Ashanti was Letoya Luckett (original member of
Destiny’s Child) and I pictured her at 14. Now I would pick China Anne McClain
Halle Gephardt:
Yara Shahidi
Kyra (girl in Ingénue competition): Kat Graham
Tad Johnston:
Calum Worthy
Peyton Urich
(BFF): Bella Thorne
Thalia Zimmer:
Ciara Bravo
India Allen:
Stephanie Scott
Tori Robins
(former BFF): Laura Marano
Ericka Maines
(former BFF): Ariana Grande
Jeremy (Has a
crush on Devon): Peyton Meyer
Mr. Allen (India’s
dad): Nolan North
Rylan (stylist at Ingénue competition): Tyler Blackburn
Talisa Milan (Landry’s
favorite model): Jennifer Lopez
Devon Abrams:
Selena Gomez
Yasmin McCarty
(popular girl with a crush on Vladi): Victoria Justice
Arianna Seymour:
Dove Cameron
Mr. Albright
(Landry’s Dad) Ty Treadway
Mrs. Albright
(Landry’s mom): Darlene Vogel
Landry’s Grandma
Albright: Michael Learned
Landry’s Grandma
Dombrowski: Blythe Danner
Landry’s Grandpa
Dombrowski: Alan Alda
Jem Jade (Little
Rose model): Shay Mitchell
Mrs. Urich
(Peyton’s mom): Sharon Osbourne
Mr. Urich
(Peyton’s dad): Harrison Ford
Kyle Eiton: Austin
Mahone
Doug (Devon’s
crush): Spencer Boldman
Best Friends…Forever? (Landry’s True Colors
Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager
I have always loved reading books that use humor
and have realistic (and relatable) characters. I decided to write the book I
wanted to read when I was reading YA and I’m overjoyed it’s now a series where
people can follow along on Landry’s journey through dealing with friendships,
the ups and downs of school, crushes, relationships, and insecurities. Sure,
going back to that time in my own life was a little crazy, but lucky for me
there weren’t camera phones to capture me dancing in the school talent
show…while wearing jean shorts. If you’re not cringing yet, let’s just say I
also had a moment of “genius” where I thought my super dark brown hair would
look amazing with “Sun-In” highlights that actually turned my hair a lovely
shade of copper. Sigh.
The Landry’s True Colors Series is a clean reads
young adult series about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, middle school and
high school, frenemies, modeling, crushes, values, and self-image. Best
Friends…Forever? was ranked at #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Teen
& Young Adult Values & Virtues Fiction and #1 on Amazon’s Hot New
Releases in Children's Books on Values. True Colors is an
international bestselling book.
Tag line: Good friends have your back, but some go behind it.
Blurb: Landry Albright hopes the new year will start off in
an amazing way—instead she has to deal with more frenemy issues, boy drama, and
having most of her best friends make the cheerleading squad without her.
Suddenly, it seems like all anyone can talk about is starting high school next
year—something she finds terrifying.
Landry gets her first boyfriend (her crush,
Vladi), but then gets dumped just as things come to a head with her friends.
She feels lost and left out, but finds good advice about dealing with frenemies
from what she considers an unlikely source. Landry faces having to speak up for
what’s right, tell the truth (even when it hurts), and how to get past the fear
of failure as she gets another shot at competing in the American Ingénue
modeling competition. Will she get a second chance with her friends, fame, and
Vladi?
Excerpt:
I got ready for bed and
then stopped to check my social media page one more time and that's when I saw
it — another picture of Peyton, India, and Devon hanging out. They were sitting
on the couch with their heads scrunched close together and laughing. It was a
cute picture, but then I saw the caption: So glad we could all be together for
the holidays. Love these guys soooo much! Best friends forever. #Alltogether
#Threemusketeers #BestFriendsForever #ThreeBestFriends #ThreesCompany.
My heart sank. It was India’s caption and anyone
who read it would think what a close‑knit group of friends
and not realize anyone was missing from that photo. Sure, I was in another
state, so naturally I couldn’t be there for it, but the way India wrote that
made me feel so left out. I mean, what did she mean by the "ʺThree’s
Company"ʺ hashtag? And sometimes people tagged friends who weren’t there
in pictures and added, "ʺWish you were here,"ʺ but there was no
mention of a fourth member of the group.
“Ready for bed, hon?” Mom asked coming into my
room.
“Yeah, just signing off.”
“Okay, sleep well.”
I got into bed and hoped I was reading into
things, but the knot in my stomach wouldn’t go away.
****
Author bio: Krysten Lindsay Hager is a book addict who has never met a
bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and writes middle
grade, YA, humor essays, and adult fiction. She is originally from Michigan and
has lived in Portugal, South Dakota, and currently resides in Southern Ohio
where you can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her
favorite shows. She received her master’s degree from the University of
Michigan-Flint.
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What people are saying about True Colors
(Landry’s True Colors Series Book One):
From Teenage Book Recommendations in the UK: "This is a fantastically relatable and
real book which I feel captures all of the insecurities and troubles which
haunt the modern teenage girl. It is about a young model who has to go through
tough times when she is torn between a life as a model and managing her
friendships. You learn which friends she can most trust and which will create
the drama typical of teenage life. Follow the life of Landry and try to see if
you can find out which are her true friends before their true colours are
revealed. This book is all about relationships, hopes and truth. I loved this
book!"
From Books & Authors Spot: “This book is such an inspiration for those
who just care about their looks and are tensed about them. This thing is looks
aren't everything. This book is related to every teen's problem. Hager has
written a very inspiring novel.”
Buy Links:
Amazon international: http://authl.it/B00UIP1N5S
Barnesandnoble.com: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/krysten-lindsay-hager
Connect with Krysten:
Website: http://www.krystenlindsay.com/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/krystenlindsay
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrystenLindsay
Wow, that's an impressive cast list. I have a hard time 'casting' just my main characters. Good excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kai. The hardest was Landry since I have her image set in my mind ;)
DeleteThanks, Kai. The hardest was Landry since I have her image set in my mind ;)
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