It's all about talent in LA: who has it, who doesn't, who wants it, and who can find it first! When thirteen-year-old Mac Armstrong witnesses newcomer Emily Mungler's stellar lying-to-gain-entry performance during a movie premiere party at the Roosevelt in Hollywood, it dawns on her that her own talent is to discover it in others! So Mac and her BFFs set out to prove it by turning fresh-from- Cedartown-Iowa Emily into a box office bombshell. They'll make deals, throw parties, crush on boys, all on the way to discovering that no matter how famous or important you are, friendship always comes first. Well, almost always.

Almost Famous is the next offering in the upbeat, überchic Talent series from bestselling phenomenon Zoey Dean, about friendship, betrayal, and the L.A. elite. Mackenzie Little-Armstrong?s life is almost perfect. She has discovered an almost -movie star, she?s on the brink of winning Eighth Grade Social Chair, and the fabulous back-to-school gala is just around the corner, sure to showcase Mac and her BFFs as the Next Big Things. But in the cutthroat world of Hollywood, a girl can go from almost there to nowheresville faster than you can say ?soy is so last year.? So hang on for the wild ride as Mac, Emily and their BFFs fight for survival?social survival, that is?and climb their way back to the Inner Circle.

Mac, Emily, Coco and Becks are so over BAMS—which means their focus has turned to hitting the Big Time. Emily's on the set of her first movie, starring opposite longtime crush Davey Woodward, while Mac's busy launching Coco's new Aguilera-inspired debut and Becks' Quicksilver modeling career. Superstardom, here they come!

In the fourth book of the series, Mac, Emily, Coco, and Becks are on their way to superstardom at last. Becks is the new face of Quiksilver and Coco’s got a record deal. Thanks to Mac, Emily just wrapped up her first film and suddenly the spotlight’s on her like never before. But with all this stardust, will the girls have to choose between friendship and fame? Zoey Dean is on fire—be sure to catch the CW show Privileged airing this fall, based on her book How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls .