The bestselling authors of "The Nanny Diaries" introduce a new heroine to root for: Jesse O'Rourke, coffee barista, high school senior, and unwitting reality TV star.

Imagine there was never a "Laguna Beach," a "Newport Harbor," the shimmering "Hills." Imagine that your hometown--your school--is the first place XTV descends to set up cameras.

Now imagine they've trained them on you.

When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her family to attend college. All she has to do is trade her best friend for the glam clique she's studiously avoided, her privacy for a 24/7 mike, and her sense of right and wrong for "what sells on camera." . . . At least there's one bright spot in the train wreck that is her suddenly public senior year: Jesse's crush has also made the cast.

As the producers manipulate the lives of their "characters" to heighten the drama, and "Us Weekly" covers become a regular occurrence for Jesse, she must struggle to remember one thing: the difference between real and the real real.

’Ie liewe is 'n dice game; ’ie dice rol soes hy rol en jy moet ’it ma’ vat, broe’. Jay en Alpha deel ’n wereld van armoede en bendes en het al twee sonder ’n pa grootgeword. Maar hulle paaie skei: Alpha bly die leier van die Lo$Boys, ’n klein bende in Manenberg, terwyl Jay ’n beurs kry om in Kaapstad te gaan studeer. Vir Jay is dit ’n nuwe begin, maar dan word dinge meteens kompleks wanneer sy pad met die van ’n weggooibaba kruis. Kort voor lank is die situasie nie slegs kompleks nie, maar ook gevaarlik. Waarheen gaan ’n student met ’n baba? Die welsyn en polisie vertrou hy nie, maar sy opsies is beperk. Sou hy dit in Manenberg kon waag? Terwyl ’n bendeoorlog dreig?

Alf the sheepdog is in for a surprise when he checks which sheep have had their lambs. Will he discover who has been up to mischief? A delightful story with beautiful illustrations, followed by a fun quiz that includes counting and number recognition.