Rising Star

Most teens love music and celebrities, but sixteen year-old Manhattanite Nikki Bellinger is not satisfied with just dreaming about them. She wants more than just her humdrum high school classes and modest school newspaper column...and she wants it now. With determination, cleverness, and a bit of luck, Nikki evolves from a typical student into a serious entrepreneur and music business industry phenomenon as she represents the pop rock band Long Story Short from its anonymous starting days to its stardom.

But, Nikki has some choices to make. Will she put a personal relationship with a sexy band member ahead of her professional dreams? Should high school class work take second priority to her career goals? Will she let some of the recording industries' top moguls take advantage of her youth, inexperience, and femaleness?

From Long Story Short’s escapades on the road to Nikki’s struggle being a young female in the music business, Rising Star takes a realistic look at almost every teenager’s fantasy of touring with a rock band.

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First Chapter

Thank You:

Jennifer Farinella, Gail Haft, Jenetia & Coach Hanna, Jen Hollander, Ben Hordell, Jay Poynor and Jill Ronsley Alex Rubenstein-for her amazing cover design Dayna Stein-for being gentle with her red pen Lauren Waters- for her constant encouragement.

Oval Opus (Aaron, Josh, Dan and Patrick) and the dozens of bands that let me "inside" their world

Jeremy who might one day sit down and read this and of course, my parents and family, who are always there to support me!

And last, but not least, I must give special thanks to Patrick Martin, of Oval Opus for lending me his voice as a real band member. I couldn’t have done this without him.




		Rising Star Most teens love music and celebrities, but sixteen year-old Manhattanite Nikki Bellinger is not satisfied with just dreaming about them. She wants more than just her humdrum high school classes and modest school newspaper column...and she wants it now. With determination, cleverness, and a bit of luck, Nikki evolves from a typical student into a serious entrepreneur and music business industry phenomenon as she represents the pop rock band Long Story Short from its anonymous starting days to its stardom. But, Nikki has some choices to make. Will she put a personal relationship with a sexy band member ahead of her professional dreams? Should high school class work take second priority to her career goals? Will she let some of the recording industries' top moguls take advantage of her youth, inexperience, and femaleness? From Long Story Short’s escapades on the road to Nikki’s struggle being a young female in the music business, Rising Star takes a realistic look at almost every teenager’s fantasy of touring with a rock band. Order Online - $11.95 First Chapter

		Thank You: Jennifer Farinella, Gail Haft, Jenetia & Coach Hanna, Jen Hollander, Ben Hordell, Jay Poynor and Jill Ronsley Alex Rubenstein-for her amazing cover design Dayna Stein-for being gentle with her red pen Lauren Waters- for her constant encouragement. Oval Opus (Aaron, Josh, Dan and Patrick) and the dozens of bands that let me "inside" their world Jeremy who might one day sit down and read this and of course, my parents and family, who are always there to support me! And last, but not least, I must give special thanks to Patrick Martin, of Oval Opus for lending me his voice as a real band member. I couldn’t have done this without him.

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