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Modelland 
First edition coverAuthor(s) Tyra Banks Country United States Language English Series Modelland trilogy Genre(s) Young adult/
Fantasy/
Science FictionPublisher Random House Publication date September 13, 2011 Media type Print (Hardback) Pages 576 ISBN 978-0-385-74059-3 Modelland is a young adult novel written by Tyra Banks.
Contents
Plot summary
No one gets in without being asked. And with her untamable hair, large forehead, and gawky body, Tookie De La Crème isn’t expecting an invitation. Modelland—the exclusive, mysterious place on top of the mountain—never dares to make an appearance in her dreams.
But someone has plans for Tookie. Before she can blink her mismatched eyes, Tookie finds herself in the very place every girl in the world obsesses about. And three unlikely girls have joined her.
Only seven extraordinary young women become Intoxibellas each year. Famous. Worshipped. Magical. What happens to those who don’t make it? Well, no one really speaks of that. Some things are better left unsaid.
Thrown into a world where she doesn’t seem to belong, Tookie glimpses a future that could be hers—if she survives the beastly Catwalk Corridor and terrifying Thigh-High Boot Camp. Along the way, she learns all about friendship, courage, laughter and what it feels like to start to believe in yourself.[1]
Inspiration
Author, Tyra Banks, says that the inspiration for Modelland happened one day while she driving down on a street in New York City. She had been thinking about why supermodels are "super" and the idea of Modelland came to mind. [2]
Tyra said on her website, talking about the idea for the book:
"I’m always dreaming up ideas, like when the words “modeling boarding school” floated into my head while I was driving on the FDR highway in Manhattan. I wrote them down in a little notepad and, five years, thousands of pages and dozens of writing getaways later, I finally get to call myself the author of Modelland."[3]
Sequel
Modelland is the first installment of a trilogy.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/208106/modelland-by-tyra-banks
- ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/208106/modelland-by-tyra-banks
- ^ Banks, Tyra. "My Journey to Modelland". TypeF. Demand Media, Inc.. http://www.typef.com/tyra/blog-journey-modelland/.
- ^ Hintz-Zambrano, Katie. "Tyra Banks to Release 'Modelland' Teen-Book Trilogy". Stylelist. http://main.stylelist.com/2010/05/11/tyra-banks-modelland-books/. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
External links
Categories:- American young adult novels
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