Pretty Tough Novels: Coming August 2007
A NOVEL BY LIZ TIGELAAR
1 Team
2 Sisters
3 Million Reasons to Hate Each Other
4 Months to Win it All
The two Brown sisters couldn’t be more different---15 year-old Charlie Brown, (yes, a cruel parental hoax), stick straight, star surfer, decidedly unsophisticated, and Krista, 17, beautiful and best at everything. It takes a soccer championship to bring the sisters together as the lessons learned go far beyond the playing field.
CHARLIE:
My older sister Krista and I used to be friends. We’d hang out, go to the beach together. Krista would watch me while I surfed. Back then, I couldn’t wait to get to high school.
But now? Everything has changed. Krista is perky, popular…and pathetic. All she cares about are her designer clothes, her fake friend Brooks, her boyfriend Cam, and her image as the most perfect girl in school.
Straight-A student, star athlete-when I stand next to her, I might as well be invisible! But this year, I’ve been recruited to Krista’s soccer team. And I’m going to blow her out of the water. That’s sure to get me noticed.
KRISTA
My sister Charlie is a total freak. She thinks she’s some kind of surf-girl rebel. But the truth is, she’s just mean. That’s why she has no friends.
Charlie is always giving me a hard time. She has no idea what life is like! Between Brooks critiquing my outfits, and Cam pressuring me, I feel like I’m going to lose it!
Now, Charlie’s joining the soccer team. I’m supposed to be captain this year. If Charlie thinks she can beat me at my own game, she’s got another thing coming.
About the Author
Liz Tigelaar writes both television dramas and young adult novels. Her TV credits include Dawson's Creek, Totally Spies, American Dreams, and What About Brian. She just completed work as a co-producer on the Disney feature film Stick It and is currently in the process of developing her own TV pilots. Her mentors include Jon Feldman (Reunion), Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life), and Jessica Bendinger (Bring It On!).
Liz graduated from Ithaca College in 1998. Originally from Connecticut, she currently lives in Santa Monica, California.
ISBN: 978-1-59514-112-5
$8.99
Ages: Young Adult
On Sale August
Paperback novel/256 pages
About Pretty Tough
Based in Studio City, California Pretty Tough Sports LLC unites female athletes from all disciplines - surfers to softball players, setters to sweepers, ropers to riders – who want to show that female athleticism is not just a trend, but a lifestyle and form of self expression. Pretty Tough represents girls of all ages, from rookies to pros, from b-ballers to wakeboarders, who love to play hard, compete, and succeed. With great attitude that reinforces their strength, stamina and spirit, Pretty Tough dares young women to dream.
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