teenage models

Harriet Manners is a geek and a model who has just had her first kiss and is planning her first date with a hunky male model at Christmas time.

"It's summer in Japan, and Kirino is back, which can mean only one thing...everyone's second trip together to Comike, the world's largest fan convention. Kuroneko's got a stack of her self-published comics to sell, when who should they all bump into there but the lovely, talented male model Kouki Mikagami...who's been in a photo shoot with Kirino...?"--Back cover frame.

Lindsay, Shiva-Rose, Chloe, and Alexis contend with Erica and do some volunteer work before they learn who is the competition winner amongst the aspiring models at Top Model Prep in New York City.

"Harriet Manners is a geek. As if the Oxford English Dictionary on her nightstand isn't enough of a clue, there are also the weird looks she gets at school, and the way no one appreciates her extensive trivia knowledge. So when her friend Nat drags her along to a fashion show and Harriet is accidentally discovered by a modeling agent, she leaps at the chance to reinvent herself"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Lisanne Falk describes her career as a photographic model.

Aspiring young models, working hard in pursuit of their dreams, learn that friendship means nothing when it comes to competition.

When the competition heats up, various secrets are revealed, including the fact that one of the competitors, a free-spirited girl, had been kicked out of three different schools.