The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Conford, Ellen

Annabel the Actress Starring in Just a Little Extra

64 pp. | Simon | September, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81405-4 $$15.00

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Renee W. Andriani. Annabel wants to be an actress, so she jumps at the chance to be an extra in a crowd scene when a movie is filmed in her town. But the spunky heroine barges her way onto the set to meet the leading lady, Winona McCall, who convinces the director to give Annabel a small part. The fast pace, the likable characters, and the humorous pen-and-ink art create an accessible format for children who have made the leap into short novels.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth