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Seeing Stars

Diane Hammond

"Diane Hammond writes with heart, compassion, and humor."
--Terry Gamble, author of The Water Dancers

From Diane Hammond, author of Hannah's Dream, comes Seeing Stars, a glorious new novel of hope, dreams, love, and ambition. Set in Hollywood--where every child wants to be a star and every grownup wants a piece of the action--Seeing Stars explores a not-so glamorous world of stage mothers, adolescent Tinsel Town wannabes, and desperate chances with warmth and wit.

Book Details

  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company
  • Publish Date: Mar 23rd, 2010
  • Pages: 480
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.84in - 0.83in - 0.84lb
  • EAN: 9780061863158
  • Categories: Family Life - SiblingsScience Fiction - GeneralLiterary

About the Author

Hammond, Diane: -

Diane Hammond is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Seeing Stars, Hannah's Dream, Going to Bend, and Homesick Creek. She served as a spokesperson for the Free Willy Keiko Foundation and the Oregon Coast Aquarium and currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and their three Pembroke Welsh corgis.

Praise for this book

"With razor-sharp insight, Hammond grabs us by the wrist and dives into the child-actor world....[a]n untarnished look at the spoils of fame, the residue of unbridled longing and the lengths too many go to for those 15 minutes of marquee-made joy." -- The Oregonian (Portland)