Claim to Fame

By Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Publishers Summary:
I have to tell you my secret. I can't go on...without revealing it. I had a pretty good run, hiding from everyone for five years. For five years I was safe. But now...It was a talent that came out of nowhere. One day Lindsay Scott was on the top of the world, the star of a hit TV show. The next day her fame had turned into torture. Every time anyone said anything about her, she heard it. And everyone was talking about Lindsay: fans, friends, enemies, enemies who pretended to be friends....Lindsay had what looked like a nervous breakdown and vanished from the public eye. But now she's sixteen and back in the news: A tabloid newspaper claims that Lindsay is being held hostage by her father.The truth? Lindsay has been hiding out in a small Illinois town, living in a house that somehow provides relief from the stream of voices in her head. But when two local teenagers try to "rescue" Lindsay by kidnapping her, Lindsay is forced to confront everything she's hiding from. And that's when she discovers there may be others who share her strange power. Lindsay is desperate to learn more, but what is she willing to risk to find the truth?Acclaimed author Margaret Peterson Haddix crafts a remarkable novel that will give readers a lot to talk about.

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ISBN
978-1-41693-917-7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2009

Gr 7-9 Lindsay Scott, 16, lives a completely secluded life after spending her early years in the spotlight as a child star. Her fame, coupled with an ability to hear all that is said about her by everyone throughout the world, take its toll, and, at age 11, she suffered a nervous breakdown. Her distant father moved her to a new home in Illinois, which they shared until his untimely death. Now, she is alone in the house, but she is not alone. Despite her best efforts to k...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Former child star Lindsay can hear "anything anybody says about [her], anywhere in the world." Lindsay ignores the voices, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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