Model: A memoir

Diamond, Cheryl. Model: A Memoir. Simon Pulse, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-1-41695-904-5.

Plot
Cheryl Diamond is a fourteen year old girl from a small town who has moved to New York to live by herself. She is chasing a demanding, competitive and unpredictable dream, to become a model. Follow her as she meets the crazy, the unpredictable as well as the great who have fallen victim to the profession. This is a only crazy ride that is actually true.

Critical Evaluation
The narrative is clear and simple. It is an easy read for young readers. The story can sometimes seem choppy at some parts. The way the events are written can sometimes appear rushed so the flow of the plot can sometimes feel uneven. Despite these problems, the story is interesting and it provides an interesting insight to the hectic world of modeling.

Reader's Annotation
Cheryl Diamond is a model at just fourteen. Although it seems like a glorious profession, it is also hectic and sometimes unpredictable. Will Cheryl survive this profession or will she fall victim to it like so many others?

About the Author
Cheryl Diamond first moved to New York when she was just fourteen. She was quickly signed up to an agency and has been modeling since. At sixteen she started writing her memoir in between shoots. She had her book published in 2008.

Currently Diamond is modeling in New York. She has modeled for L'Oreal, Clairol and Armani.

Genre
Non Fiction

Curriculum
Model

Book Talking Ideas
How do you think Cheryl is able to stay true to herself through all her experiences?
Why do you think there are so many big personalities in modeling?
Does this book change the ways you see advertisements?

Reading Level/ Interest Level
12+

Challenge Issues
None

Why Included in Selection
It was an intriguing non fiction work about a career that seems so interesting and crazy.