His movie-star looks and leader-of-the-free-world father made him the poster of choice for many teenage girls across the country. “The president’s son is going to choose a date for his senior prom on live television.”Īddy wasn’t a big fan of teen magazines, but she would have to be blind not to know about Jonathon Jackson. The paper she should be working on right now. The wrinkles on his forehead were very much like the lined paper Addy left on her desk when she was called out of her class to come here. Lawrence looked at Addy with eyebrows raised. Suddenly my fear that I’ve bombed the SATs doesn’t seem quite so awful. On the walk from her AP US History class to the office, she had imagined dozens of possible scenarios as to why the principal would want to see her in the middle of the day.

“The show is supposed to be a cross between America’s Next Star, Survivor, and The Bachelor, with a little Miss America thrown in.”Īddy tried to calm herself.

As if all seventeen-year-old girls dreamed of being told that and Addy should jump up from her seat, squeal, and thank him for the opportunity. Lawrence said, as if it were a good thing. You’re going to be on television, Addy,” Mr. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dataġ. Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. For information, please e-mail Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Jacobson & Associates, an Author Management Company, Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. Published in association with literary agent Lauren Yoho of D.C. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other-except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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