Chloe by Design: Balancing Act

by Margaret Gurevich, Brooke Hagel (Illustrator)

Overview

16-year-old Chloe Montgomery beat out the competition to win Teen Design Diva, but she already has another challenge to face - tackling her internship. After winning the first season of the fashion reality show, Chloe is ready to start her job with a famous designer, Stefan Meyers, in New York City. But with an old crush and new challenges to contend with, Chloe discovers that fast-paced fashion industry isn't for the faint of heart. Will she be able to make it work, or will the balancing act prove to be too much for this budding designer?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623705664
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Chloe by Design
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	47 MB
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Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Margaret Gurevich is the author of many books for kids and tweens, including Capstone's Academy of Dance series and their award-winning Chloe by Design Series. She has also written for Sport Illustrated Kids, National Geographic Kids, and Penguin Young Readers. When not writing, she loves spending time with her husband and son. To learn more about her and her books, please visit www.margiewrites.com.
Brooke Hagel has been an Artist ever since she could hold a crayon. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she majored in Fashion Design with an Art Specialization. She has worked in the fashion industry, wardrobe for television and theater, styling, art direction and product design and development. She opened an Etsy shop a few years ago because fashion and drawing were passions of her that she had not been doing enough of in recent years. Her shop has been successful and brought her many great freelance opportunities.

Editorial Reviews

...everything in Chloe’s stylish life isn’t all sparkles and glitter—from boy problems to roommate drama, life in the big Apple is anything but seamless. Follow Chloe as she navigates the streets of NYC and works backstage during New York Fashion Week. Best of all, you can see what Chloe’s designs look like thanks to Brooke Hagel’s full-color illustrations!

Barnes & Noble Kids blog

Young teens interested in the fashion industry will adore reading about Chloe’s challenges and achievements during her summer internship for Stefan Meyer. The colorful drawings and descriptive narrative make it seem as though readers are right alongside Chloe as she learns the ins and outs of the fashion world.

VOYA

Gurevich and illustrator Hagel have found a sure-fire formula: describe the world of teen fashion while illustrating Chloe’s own outfits and design sketches in colored pencil. Another strong choice for young teens fascinated with Project Runway and all of its associated drama.

Booklist Online

If you have a tween or teen daughter who loves fashion, the Choe by Design series is a must-have addition to her library. . . .The story is easy to follow and teaches girls valuable lessons about the rewards of hard work and the power of perseverance, but the illustrations by Brooke Hagel are what helps this series stand out from the pack.

Review District Smart Moms

2015-04-29
Superfashionista Chloe, having won the Teen Design Diva reality TV show in series opener Making the Cut (2014), begins her internship at the New York offices of one of her favorite designers. Excited at the prospect of spending three months at the Stefan Meyers design studio, Chloe focuses on her budding career, but she also hopes to spend some time with new almost-boyfriend, Jake. She settles in with her three new roommates in the dorm suite provided for them, getting along with Avery and Bailey but not Madison, who dismisses Chloe's success, saying she has not really earned her internship. Madison will, of course, remain relentlessly negative, providing Chloe with many distressing moments, but both Chloe and the book concentrate on the task at hand. Her first assignment—with the head of the knit department—goes well, though Chloe is apprehensive about future assignments. While the job remains constantly fascinating and demanding, she can't find enough time to spend with Jake and worries that she may lose her heartthrob (a squeaky-clean subplot). Meanwhile, she hopes her own designs might make a wave or two, even in this high-powered professional setting. Gurevich writes with prose as bubbly as Chloe's personality, keeping the focus on the positive even as Chloe grapples with her insecurities. The spotlight shines on the fashion designs, with Hagel's abundant sketches adding color and charm throughout. A delight for fashionistas everywhere. (Fiction. 9-13)

Kirkus Reviews