Close To Famous

I loved this book!  
     Close to Famous by Joan Bauer is about a young girl named Foster with big dreams of one day having her own cooking show.
     Well, let me back up a bit . . . the story begins with Foster and her mother racing away from an Elvis impersonator who just broke their living room window and is now chasing after them as they speed down the Tennessee highway. After losing the Elvis impersonator, Foster and her mother pull their car over during a rainstorm, only to find out the next morning that they barely escaped driving over a cliff.
     Rescued by a loving couple who run a tow-truck company in a small town that is only barely surviving now that a prison has been built inside the city limits, the couple offer Foster and her mother a place to stay -- a bullet-shaped trailer in their backyard.
     This small town is full of would-love-be famous citizens including Macon, who wishes to become a documentary film maker, Foster's mother Rayka who dreams of being a headlining singer instead  of always a back-up singer, and Miss Charleena -- a REAL famous person who has come to this small town of Culpepper to hide away.
     Although Culpepper is a sleepy, little town, some unexpected events begin to shake things up.  This is a book full of characters with dreams I simply couldn't wait to read about. I would recommend this book for kids grades 4-7, but I'm an adult, an I loved it, too!
     I can't wait to book talk this one!