Meet Mackenzie Blue, aka Zee

She has it all--smarts, talent, humor, and style. . . . Is it enough to survive middle school?

Countdown to a 7th Grade Meltdown

1. Your BFF moves away.
2. Someone steals your diary and reveals your deepest secrets--to the entire class.
3. You have one chance to become a rock star and one chance to totally blow it.

Guess what ? All three happened to me School's a disaster already. Don't get me wrong--I love Brookdale Academy and I have a fabulous crew of friends. (At least, I think I do.) But if I'm going to survive, I need...

Mackenzie Blue has a crush

But how can she get Landon--the cutest boy in school--to notice her? The class's new rock-and-roll musical is her chance.

Reasons why our musical is going to be amazing:

1. I could be the star
2. Landon could be my co-star . . . which means we'll hang out together.
3. Working on the sets, props, music, script, and costumes will be tons of fun.

There's so much to do, I'd better get started

Mackenzie Blue is a star Or she will be . . . as soon as she gets the part of an aspiring singer on a new TV pilot But juggling auditions and the rest of her life turns out to be harder than Zee thought. Zee's friends are helping her hold everything together. But Zee doesn't like having to bail on plans--and her friends--to run to another audition. Is being a star worth it?

Fans of the Dork Diaries will snap up the fifth book in this tween illustrated series about a twelve-year-old girl trying to survive middle school.