Annabel the Actress Starring in Just A Little Extra [Paperback]

Maggie's mouth dropped open. I don't believe it. You got discovered? Well, Annabel said, maybe not exactly discovered. But maybe very close to beingalmostdiscovered.
When aspiring actress Annabel sees the movie company vans roll into her neighborhood, she is determined that this will be her big break. With her friend Maggie by her side, Annabel schmoozes her way onto the set and lands a role as an extra! She stays up all night watching scary movies and screaming at the top of her lungs to practice for her part. However, when the day of shooting arrives, everything goes wrong and Annabel's five seconds of stardom turn into a disaster. But her career's not over yet. Annabel doesn't know it but the director has some tricks up his sleeve...Annabel's mishaps will have readers laughing out loud in this follow-up toAnnabel the Actress starring in Gorilla My Dreams.Ellen Conford is one of the most popular authors of contemporary novels for preteen and teen readers. Her previous books include the Jenny Archer series, Felicia the Critic, Frog Princess of Pelham, and A Night to Remember. She lives in Great Neck, New York.Chapter One: Friday Afternoon, Hudson Street

Annabel was an actress. She wasn't famous yet. She wasn't a star. But she knew someday she would be.

Meanwhile, she practiced her acting all the time.

Today on the way home from school, she stopped in the middle of the street. She turned to her best friend, Maggie. She put her hand over her eyes.

I'm all alone, she moaned. All, all alone.

No, you're not, Maggie said. I'm here.

I am a pitiful orphan, Annabel insisted. She squeezed her eyes shut. She made a little sobbing sound.

I have no mother and father. I haven't a friend in the world.

You're acting, aren't you? Maggie asked.

Annabel took her hand from her eyes.

I was practicing Loneliness. Did you feel solƒ