![]() ![]() Written in serviceable prose with sparks of wit, the story offers a positive message about being true to oneself, as well as a fairy-tale ending. Like the biblical figure Esther, on whom McGee bases the story, Addy must represent her religion in a hostile environment and sets herself the goal of winning over the show's angry producer, Hank, who hates Christians. Struggling to understand God's plan for her, Addy comes to see her role is to "show grace" to the others around her. Despite her lack of polish, Addy survives week after week, surprising herself and infuriating her ambitious competitors. ![]() As a Christian, Addy feels out of place among the cutthroat contestants. Her goal is to study hard and make it to an Ivy League college, not to compete on national television for a date with the son of the U.S. She's shy and doesn't want the limelight. Twitter: KristaMcGeeYAFacebook: krista.a. ![]() She is also the author of Anomaly, First Date, Starring Me, and Right Where I Belong. When the principal of her small, struggling Christian school nominates Addy to be one of a hundred contestants on a new reality TV show, Addy is dismayed. When Krista McGee isnt living in fictional worlds of her own creation, she lives in Tampa and spends her days as a wife, mom, teacher, and coffee snob. ![]() McGee debuts with a contemporary Cinderella story featuring reluctant heroine Addy Davidson. ![]()
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