Violet on the Runway |  | Author: Melissa Walker
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0425217043
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ASIN: 0425217043
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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A wallflower in the spotlight can do one of two things: wilt, or blossom... Violet Greenfield's life changes forever when a lady in giant Chanel shades tells her she could be IT, the next Kate Moss-but taller, and without the PR problems. That's how Violet winds up with a business card in the front pocket of her jeans on her first day as a senior in high school. Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City wants to put Violet on a plane and whisk her into the world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Tall, skinny Violet, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever. And guess what? She's going.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 26
 Sweet, surprisingly engaging book with morals July 10, 2010
Gen of North Coast Gardening (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R14F7EGFIRQ5NG I was surprised to like this book as much as I did. It's a gentle read about how Violet's life changes when she's discovered as a model, and her journey to figure out who she is in this new world, and what to keep of her old life. Violet stays surprisingly sane and is a likable heroine throughout.
 Easy Read March 31, 2010
Emily K. Taninecz (Stafford, Va)
This book is an easy fun and easy read. I didn't feel like the author developed the characters very well, so when bad things happened in the story you didn't really get mad, or sympathize with them. It would be a good book for the beach, and I am buying the second one, just to see what happens! Hope this helps:)
 And Another Book Read Reviews August 1, 2009
And Another Book Read
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Violet likes to think of herself as a wallflower. She's a senior who's never had a boyfriend and has a grand total of two friends. She just feels plain and ordinary. Nothing about her stands out, except for the fact that she is freakishly tall. So when a representitive from Tryst modeling agency asks her to fly up to New York for a consultation, she agrees. Little does she know that this decision will change her in so many ways. Violet's first trip to New York is a hit, in fact she booked for four shows during Fashion Week! She is overjoyed and is finally seeing herself as just a little bit out-of-the-ordinary. Fashion Week is a hit. Violet can't contain herself and when she walks down the runway she flashes a huge smile, which soon becomes her trademark. She does such a great job that she pushes her nemesis, Veronica, out of the prized closing slot of the show. As Fashion Week draws to an end, Violet rises to stardom. She's finally found a friend, and maybe even a boyfriend. Once Fashion Week finishes she relunctantly comes home to good, old Chapel Hill High School where she is profusely greeted, not just by her 2 best friends, but by the ever so popular BK (bees knees) girls. Violet is loving all the attention, but she let's what's really important slide. Thinking her modeling career has slowed down, Violet is shocked to hear that she is still hot in New York, and Tryst wants her to come live up in New York. After much persuasion her parents agree and Violet graduates high school early and packs her bags for the Big Apple. Busy schedules and sharing a one-bedroom apartment with four other girls, including Veronica, excites Violet at first, but will the spark soon die off.
This was an exceptionally good book. Violet is one of the most down-to-earth characters I've met. Yes, being a model can sometimes make her full of herself, but she seems like such a friendly and honest person. This story makes me realize that we all have our doubts. Whether it be if were good enough, pretty enough, or smart enough. I think Melissa Walker does a great job sharing the message that we all have our talents, and faults. Also that it is important for us to be nice to everyone, because we don't know their circumstances. I also loved all the fashion in the book. I myself am not a fashion-junkie, but I think it's fun to learn something new about pop culture. All the fashion lingo was fun to read and also I was allowed a sneak peak into the world of modelling. This a great book for any teen girl, especially one who has ever thought she was not good enough, but turns out to be superior!
Violet On The Runway July 7, 2009
K. Butler (Colorado)
Violet Greenfield is a nobody. That is, until she is noticed by Angela Blythe of Tryst models. As soon as Angela sees Violet she knows that she could be the next big thing for Tryst.
Violet is offered the chance of a lifetime: to go to New York and walk in fashion week. Once that is done she figures that she will just go back to Carolina and continue with her life but then she gets an even bigger shock. Angela wants her to graduate early and move to New York to become a model full-time.
Violet easily gets swept up into all the glamor and glitz of modeling but it doesn't last long. She starts to see the side effects of modeling in her roommate Veronica Trask who has more than one bad habit just to keep herself going in the day-to-day world of modeling.
Will Violet be able to stay true to herself in the fake world of modeling or will she become the next Veronica Trask? Will Violet be able to keep her true friends or will she lose them to all the gold diggers who just want her fame?
Definitely a good book but it started out a little slow. Once you get past her first modeling trip the book seems to move at a faster pace. I can't wait to see what happens next in the series.
Bravo Melissa! February 9, 2009
Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When you're a seventeen-year-old high school student who is both freakishly tall and forced to wear glasses, there is no question that you will, at some point during your adolescence experience self-esteem and confidence issues. For Violet Greenwood, that time is now. Which is truly devastating as high school is supposed to be the time of your life. And while Violet has two awesome buddies in the form of Julie Roger, she can't help but long for a chance to be part of the Bees Knee's (BKs) a trio of girls who rule the school and make everyone's life miserable. But that's the way things go in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, until Violet meets "the lady in Chanel shades."
Angela Blythe is sassy, sophisticated, and a scout for Tryst Models. She's also interested in yanking Violet out of her go-nowhere job at the local movie theater, and casting her into the spotlight at New York City's Fashion Week. Violet, who has spent most of her formative years in Chapel Hill, the victim of bad fashion and buttery popcorn, can't help but think that this is a joke. But it's not, and she grabs the chance in a heartbeat, eager to make a name for herself. Soon she finds herself on a whirlwind ride of magazine covers, runway show closings, Page Six fodder, and even a few shocking moments from her supposed "best" friends. Violet never knew that leaving her cushy small-town life for the Big Apple would result in so much backstabbing. So much hatred. So much...pain. But each and every moment of it gives her the ability to grow and become a stronger person. And if getting to the top is what it takes to find out who your true friends are, then let the games begin.
Melissa Walker knows teenage girls. She also knows the body image issues we encounter and face on a daily basis; the struggles to fit in and be normal; and the self-deprecating way that we view ourselves in just about any situation. She knows the self-loathing, and the angst. The joys and the tears. She knows it, and she put every last one of those things in her debut VIOLET ON THE RUNWAY. Violet is a girl who any reader can identify with. Sure, she may be a supermodel, but under all those haute couture clothes and pounds of make-up, she's a normal girl just like you and me who has experienced the same ups and downs that we go through on a day-to-day basis. Walker has taken the perpetual wallflower, and placed her front and center, making her an inspiration to all those awkward-feeling readers who are convinced that they don't belong. VIOLET ON THE RUNWAY is a true diamond in the rough that will draw anyone in. Bravo Melissa!
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