Here is the second blurb for the new book from our very own Pogue:
“‘I’m not part of this generation!’ huffs Adriana Hofstetter, defiantly declaring her independence from her fellow students at Hollywood High, as well as stating the obvious. For Adriana is the squarest peg never to fit in a round hole... not that she’d want to be pigeonholed by the usual teenage obsessions. Even she calls herself a freak. Her fashion sense has gone the way of the Dodo bird. She’s “new” technology-challenged. And she’s utterly confounded by social networking (understandable when your only friends are the musical-mad gay Billy and an octogenarian ex-film producer who rattles off more one-liners than Henny Youngman).
But Adriana has no time for the angst and self-absorption of her peers. Not when there’s a new mystery to get absorbed in. When a cast member disappears rehearsing the school’s production of The Music Man, our quirky amateur sleuth quickly realizes they’ve got Trouble, right there in Hollywood High, spelt with a capital “T”, that rhymes with “D” and stands for... “Dead”? It’s a sure bet Adriana will find out...despite suspicious cast members, admonishing policemen, threatening letters, and a meddling mother. Once again, Bruce Kimmel pays witty, wry tribute to the square pegs of the world and the enchanting town of Hollywood, both old and new.”
Charles Edward Pogue, screenwriter of THE FLY & DRAGONHEART
