V Is for Victorine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536228281)

In this exciting sequel to Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen, a young heiress in hiding and her film star best friend go on a quick-paced caper through early Hollywood.

It's 1915, and "missing" heiress Victorine Berryman is living incognito as "Bella Mae Goodwin" with her best friend, Darleen Darling, star of the exciting photoplay serials adventure-loving audiences crave. When the girls travel cross-country to set up roots in Hollywood, California, home of the developing film industry, they find themselves mixed up in a plot as dramatic as anything on the screen, involving switched luggage, stolen artifacts, and nefarious characters hot on their tails. But the stakes are entirely too real! As brave and resourceful Victorine tries to escape the villains' clutches, she meets a slew of early Hollywood Who's Whos and experiences the magic of the movie business--as well as its problems, including the harmful prejudices that can be perpetuated by popular films. Can Victorine thwart the bad guys--and figure out who she truly wants to be? Filled with hijinks, humor, and heart, this edge-of-your-seat sequel to Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen will have fans both old and new cheering "Bravo!"

Author: Anne Nesbet
ISBN-10: 1536228281
ISBN-13: 9781536228281
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2023
School Library Journal 11/10/2023 pg. 1
Booklist 12/22/2023