There are two main characters in this story Cornelia Brown and Clare Hobbs. Cornelia is the type of character that I wanted to become when I was younger. She is full of dreams, hopes, and movie quotes. She is also very real in the fact that she knows that "real lives" aren't like those on the movie screen. That doesn't stop her from stepping into a life that feels very movie like to her.
Clare is an eleven year old girl that is wise beyond her years. She is a child that evokes feelings of awe and pride in the reader. I just felt that she was right up there with the children's book heroines that she adored. Clare was also very "real" in her emotions. There were times you just wanted to find her and hug her.
The was Marisa De Los Santos first novel. She has since released two more novels. Her second continues the story of Cornelia Brown. I just can't wait to go find that book and find out what happens next in the story.
