The other day I popped into a B&N and browsed the teen section. I noticed Lauren Barnholdt's new book, REALITY CHICK, on the shelf and pulled it out. Now, the reason I wanted to check out the book is that I know Lauren from a few boards and she's a member of the Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit. When I opened up the cover what I found made me laugh - Lauren had obviously visited the store and had a personal little message on the inside, something along the lines of, "This is my first time ever signing a book." I thought that was really cute, and quite a momentus occasion.

In any case, here's a little bit about Lauren's new book:

All hour study fests.....all-night parties....
Going away to college means total independence and freedom. Unless ofcourse your freshman year is taped and televised for all the world towatch. On uncensored cable.
Sweet and normal Ally Cavanaugh is one of five freshpeople shacking upon In the House, a reality show filmed on her college campus. (As ifschool isn't panic-inducing enough!) The cameras stalk her likepaparazzi, but they also capture the fun that is new friends, oldcrushes, and learning to live on your own. Sure, the camera adds tenpounds, but with the freshman fifteen a given anyway, who cares? Ally's got bigger issues -- like how her long-distance bf can watch herloopy late-night "episode" with a certain housemate...