Book Review - Violet on the Runway by Melissa Walker and Braless in Wonderland by Debbie Reed Fischer

Are you a fan of TV shows like America's Next Top Model?  Can't get enough of Teen Vogue?  Do you love fashion, glamour, and glitz?  Then try one of these great books -- similar but different stories about girls finding their way in the cutthroat modeling world.

First - the similarities.  Both girls, Violet in Violet on the Runway and Allee in Braless in Wonderland, never in a million years thought they had the looks to be a model.  Violet, super tall, lanky and plain, is stunned when a model scout discovers her while she is working her after school job at the local movie theater.  Allee can't stand models and thinks fashion is just for girly girls like her little sister Sabrina, and is discovered quite accidentally when escorting her to casting call.  But both girls are quickly absorbed into the modeling world - for Violet it is runway modeling in New York City, and for Allee it is commercial and print/catalog work in Miami.  Two very different cities, both filled with drama, backstabbing models and roommates and a great inside look into a captivating scene.

Try both books this summer (but if you have to pick just one - I liked Violet better)