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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Desiree Ottinger

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Landry dreams of being someone that lives an interesting life. A life where people stop you to ask about it, admire it, and are even a little jealous of it. When she gets chosen to advance in a modeling opportunity and her two best friends don’t, she starts to see that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. In fact, sometimes it is a very lonely place to be. Her “friends” drop her, and Landry is left to find new friends. As she begins to make a new friend group, and finally feel like she’s on even ground again, her old friends pretend like nothing ever happened! Stuck in the middle of two sets of friends, Landry finds who herself really questioning what a good friend really is. Can she reconcile with her two best friends and not alienate her new friends? Or will she have to choose between them?

This is my first time reading this author and I have to say, I was pretty impressed! I think they did an excellent job of tapping into a fourteen-year-old girl’s mind! I was kind of blown away by how many feelings it brought up from my own past middle school friendships. I felt like all the teenagers and their parents were depicted in a down to earth, very relatable way. It was easy to see the story playing out in my mind while I read this. lf I had a younger daughter that was preparing for eighth grade/freshman year of high school, I would have her read this!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager

True Colors is the first book in Landry’s True Colors Series and is a tween/teen drama packed with dram,self esteem, self-doubt,peer pressure and wanting to feel like you belong. This is geared more towards tween/teens ages eight to fourteen or middle school ages kids. I’ll say this I for one don’t miss the middle school days nor would I ever want to go back. Kids can be mean and make you feel like you don’t belong. Landry definitely has feelings of not being enougj or feeling like she belongs along with self doubt. Its rough being this age along with all the issues that come with it. I highly recommend reading this book to find out what happens. I look forward to reading more from this Author.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Landry wants what every teen girl wants. To be popular, and to have exciting things to talk about. However, to achieve those things she soon finds out, will cost her. She is smart, she is beautiful, but she forgot something along the way. Her true friends! This author remembers what middle school was like for all of us at that age. Landry and her best friends will find out who their true friends are, as well as those who are not. This story is great for those tweens who are looking for friends they can count on. The story is fast paced and the characters play their parts well. I recommend this story for all teen girls from middle school through high school. Parents and adults alike will enjoy this story just as I did.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Jennifer Allen

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is for both young and old. Be prepared to head back to junior high and feel all those same feelings of insecurities.. I loved how sincere Landry’s thoughts of self-doubt were completely on the mark. It was nice to relive the days of talking to your crush, making plans with friends, and trying to find out where you belong. If you’re looking for a fun, quick read then this is the book for you.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Melissa Saxton

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a cute series about middle school and the drama you somehow forget it entails for everyone until you read this story and have a whole lot of nostalgia.
Landry is your typical middle schooler trying to find herself. She has some friends but has an opportunity to do something new when she enters a modeling competition and it may launch her into a spotlight she might not be ready for. Will the extra attention and popularity actually be what she wants? How much drama will come from being noticed?
The character was done well with the interpersonal dynamic of middle schoolers was spot on. Great book for school age kids or even adults looking for nostalgia or just a well done book.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Katie Matthews

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story, it was nice to read something a little different to what I normally read. The pace and flow of the story was really good and I think the author did an amazing job of capturing Landry’s 13 year old character so perfectly. She conveyed her inner thoughts and feelings across to me as the reader really well. I really did feel like I knew Landry and could definitely empathise with how she was feeling at times. Being a teenager is a really hard time and I definitely think the author portrayed this really well. I can imagine many young readers would be able to relate to the characters and social situations that arise in this book. I would definitely like to read the next book in the series.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When Landry is convinced by her friend to enter a modelling contest for the American Ingenue show being held at the local mall she reluctantly agrees. Only doing so because her two friends, Ericka, and Tori, will also be entering the contest with her. Landry expects nothing to come of the tryouts because she does not consider herself to be pretty enough to be a model. When Landry receives a call that informs her that she has made it to the second round in the tryouts she is surprised, but not nearly as much as her friend who did not expect Landry to advance at all in the tryouts. Landry suddenly finds that the girls she considered to be her best friends are now snubbing her and barely speaking to her. Landry is hurt and upset by her friend’s treatment and soon finds herself having to make new friends.

Landry is a character that I found to not only be likable but also relatable and I really enjoyed how the story was told from her point of view. I was bullied a lot in school and took a lot of abuse in the form of criticism about my appearance from not just classmates but those that called themselves my friends. My self esteem suffered greatly from the criticism, but I never said anything because I did not want to risk losing my friends. It took me well into adulthood to realize that some of those that I considered to be my closest friends were never really a true friend to begin with. Landry was not only courageous enough to try to form other friendships but to also step outside of her comfort zone and try out for the American Ingenue show.

Landry had not only self esteem issues and bullying to deal with but peer pressure and issues at home as she tried to figure out the weird relationship between her parents. Her parents lived in separate cities but were not separated or divorced which was hard for her to sort out. With so much going on in her life it was often difficult for Landry to navigate her feelings, thoughts, and emotions on her own. This is a great book for not just teens, but for adults as well. I found myself reliving my teen years through Landry’s eyes and it gave me new insight into my own high school experience. I highly recommend!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Karen Pearman

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is the first in a series by one of my favorite young adult authors. Wow did this book bring back some old school memories. In fact, I would highly recommend adults read this book because you will laugh and cry at all the angst going on that you also found yourself dealing with during your middle school years. I reminisced over all that I fretted over and worried about as a middle school teenager and as an adult laughed aloud over because it was so petty and trivial. But at the time seemed so major and significant. It really took me back and made me see how much I have grown and learned based on those times that I worried about. This was a great read and I look forward to picking up the next book in the collection.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Amber Howard

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors was entertaining. I found myself finished with the book before I even realized it. I believe it touched upon a lot of topics that teens throughout history had to endure. Trials of friendships, self esteem issues, bullying, gossiping, trying to find your footing while in high school, and let’s not forget boys. I think young teens would enjoy this series and is age appropriate material.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Anantha Rusum

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book took me back to my teen days. The urge to fit in, urge to stand out. Landry is an 8th grader who wants to do something amazing but feels her life is normal. She has two good friends, nice parents and is doing very well at school. She enters a modelling competition, gets selected, her friends don’t, and now she has to face different challenges . She tries to fit in with the new bunch of people, but fails to do so. She becomes an object of envy and jealousy, which leaves her confused and alone. This issue is not typical just to teenagers, success drives people to face many challenges. But the teenager issues, dealing with growing hormones, the emotions are very nicely captured in this book. I really enjoyed reading it.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Sheri Schrader

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors: Landry’s True Colors Series is the first book in this series for tweens. Landry is going through the struggles of middle school. She wants to be one of the “interesting” girls and soon finds a new series of challenges that await her with a new status. This book is a sweet reminder of the struggles of being a middle school girl and wanting to fit in. I enjoyed reading about Landry and her wanting to stay true to herself. This is a great read for young girls and those going through the middle school years. I enjoyed that Landry realized that things are not always as they appear with changes in popularity in school. Lost friends, new friends, foes, and new adventures. All can enjoy the book, and I will pass this on to my niece to read since she is hitting this period of her life. I look forward to reading more from this series and the author in the future.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Santana Hicks

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Landry, a 14 year old girl, thinks she is nothing special. She dislikes a lot about herself. When her two best friends, Tori and Ericka, decide the three of them should try out for a reality tv show about young models, Landry thinks she will be laughed at. Being the people pleaser she is, she goes to the audition. The judges liked Landry and she moved on to the next round. Meanwhile Tori and Ericka were cut.

Monday rolls around and Landry is shunned by both girls. They started talking behind her back and low key insulting her. Landry started hanging out with a few other girls in her grade. Some of them were typical teenage girls, jealous, controlling, already established with their own cliques.

Landry just wants to have a friend she can rely on when she needs emotional support. She feels like no matter where she goes, she’s on the outside looking in. Will she ever truly belong somewhere?

While reading this book, I felt like either I could have written it myself or someone wrote about my life when I was 14 years old. The author was spot on about what being a 14 year old girl was like. Jealousy, low self-esteem, backstabbing, never knowing who your true friends are. I had all these things happen to me, minus the modeling, when I was that age so this book hit me in the feels. Highly recommend this book to teenagers and young adults.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kerry Baker

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is one that anyone around the same age as the main character should read it. Even as an adult this book was so relatable. It portrayed that era of school so well and it really brought memories of how it was for me. This made it so easy to connect with the story and the characters, especially the main character.
This is an author that I have become quite familiar with over the last couple of years and it really feels like her writing just gets better and better. This was a brilliant story and a really great way to kick off a new series. I am already looking forward to picking up book 2.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Tanya Wall, February 2023

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors is a novel that is appropriate for middle grade readers – fifth to eighth grades. The story has many issues that kids of that age group can identify with-in fact, when I think back to when I was that age, it is spot on! Some of the issues include the struggle to fit in, cliques and belonging, boy-crazy friends, and lack of confidence. The overall message is that one shouldn’t limit themselves to just one or two friends, but look for something redeeming in all different groups of friends.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Ashley Hasting

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is about Landry and the middle school dramas we adults can remember going through. She had two friends, they went to do a tryout, but when she made it and they didn’t, they got jealous and started bullying her. Then the peer pressure was there when they pressured her to do the tryout to begin with. I had bullies, peer pressuring, and so much happen to me in middle school. I hope I can say that any middle schooler should read this book and learn what to avoid and how to get out of situations. It was a good book to read with so much information!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Lauren West

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cute read with great life lessons. It’s something for all middle schoolers to read and learn the importance of just being who you are. Meant more for kids, but a bit of fun for adults as well. I adored Landry’s character and related to her struggles from my middle school days. This author is new to me, but I will definitely pick up again, and suggest to my daughters.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kristan Anderson

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager is book one in the Landry True Colors series. This was a fast and easy read, totally clean as well. As a whole the book was good. As an adult reading I found it a little boring at times because it was middle school so it’s nothing like I usually read. However, thinking like a teenager, it felt like I was in middle school all over again! It made me feel like I was there and thinking as if I were a preteen again. So much friend drama, was it really like that?! (Yes, yes it was.) the story is about Landry and how she loses her best friends. Between trying to navigate life and figuring out who she is, she just wants to make it through school. Definitely a book I’d let my preteen read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Crystal Jimmo

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book had all the memories of my middle school days come back to me. Reading Landry’s story and all of the drama that came along with it made me wish I had found this book in middle school. My daughter and I read it together and it had amazing learning opportunities for her. It showed her that not everyone is your friend and some are even a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I loved reading Landry’s story and watching her “grow up” a little and become more true to herself!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Brandy Vaughn

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book one in the series. I enjoyed the nostalgia when reading True Colors. It’s filled with tween/teen drama that is appropriate for middle school. Bullies, peer pressure, trying to fit in, being popular and general angst of being a teenager. The reader can relate to Laundry and everything she goes through! The story creates a positive message for the reader and has wonderful character development. A plus for any tween/teen!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kelli Harper

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a great read for adults and middle schooler aged children as well. Dealing with many of the issues that kids today face in middle school. Landry is struggling to fit in and this is all about her experience in middle school. Cliques, bullying, lack of confidence, its all in there this book contains all the middle school drama.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Daryian Lucas

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3/5 Stars When I first started the book, I was a little throw off by the writing style. I had to adjust myself to think with the mindset of a a 12-13 year old girl, that’s just entering into middle school. Once I did that, I was able to enjoy the book way more. It reminded me a lot of what it’s like to be a young girl going through changes, becoming interested in more teen-like things, and managing my social life as best as possible. As an adult I thought it was immature that Tori & Ericka were behaving the way they were, but at that age it’s totally appropriate lol. It’s a great read for young girls who are getting into reading and want a relatable read. It’s very easy to read and follow along with.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Tonya Merritt

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, following Landry’s story of teenage life brought me back to late middle, early high school years. Krysten perfectly tells what it is like to be a teenage girl. The stress, the betrayal, the finding yourself, and everything that comes with it. I wish I would’ve had this book back then so I knew it was okay and it wasn’t always me when those two faced friends made you think it was.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kiana Corley

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a good read. Krysten did an amazing job with character development and showing young adult relationships.

This book follows Landry. She is a teenage girl who is trying to discover herself while having an active social life. As we all know friendships are hard to maintain especially when jealousy and other out forces are intervening. Being young and finding yourself is hard enough now add in jealous friends and love triangles and you have a recipe for disaster.

Teenage girls are ruthless and fight dirty. When someone allows jealousy to get the best of them issues will arise. Landry just wants to try something new and different for herself. She has always tried to blend in and when her friends push her to try something new she now has the chance to stand out. What happens when the girl hardly anyone notices starts getting noticed?

Will popularity and new friends change her? Will she find a boyfriend? Will she be the next up-and-coming model? Read this book to find out what is in store for Landry and her friends.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Sharon Funkhouser

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a good read in how realistic Landry’s every day life was as a young teenage girl- you know, other than the modeling contract, that’s less ordinary! What WAS ordinary, sadly, is how her “friends” responded.
So many themes of this story rang true from what I remember of my teenage years; the insecurities and desires to fit in, the boy crazy feelings that run through groups of friends and the fear of offending anyone and everyone unintentionally.
In all honesty, the realistic nature of the stories left me feeling uncomfortable remembering my own teenage years, not something I had anticipated reliving any time soon! Kudos to Ms. Hager for creating parallels that most every teenage girl can relate to!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Upon reading the description of True Colors, I thought it would be good for my 13 year old. I wanted to read it first, to see how it approached the topics outlined. I really enjoyed the story line, and it was relatable to middle school life for a girl. It addresses topics of parent separation, friend betrayal, jealousy, peer pressure, self esteem, first crushes, and more. I liked that the author showed how these things made Landry feel, and the different friendship styles among the girls she hung out with. Each girl had her moment, where she was supportive, or not such a good friend, and how each girl handled it. It made me remember how mean kids can be and how hard the teen years are. The only thing I thought was unrealistic was the financial aspects- Landry makes comments about her mom being tight on money, but then Landry is at the movies or mall every weekend. It was a well written book, and I will be suggested it to my daughter to read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Candice Estes

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book will definitely remind you of life as a middle school girl (if you were one) and may even remind you of middle school in general. Landry is a typical middle school girl who gets dragged into a contest for a modeling reality show by her friends. She doesn’t view herself as pretty enough, and she doesn’t want to be a part of it really, but when she is the only one of the three girls selected, her two “friends” begin to treat her like she’s invisible. Landry is forced to make other friends. Landry’s new friends, one of whom is also part of the contest, help her to get over the sting of betrayal, but that doesn’t necessarily fix everything. There are the typical kinds of inner group fights, but eventually Landry finds her true friends.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Anastasia Dodson

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book would be a great one for a pre-teen or teen. Middle school was and interesting time and lets be honest, kind of sucky time. This book shows all of the different things someone might face in middle school. It includes teenage drama, bullying, trying to fit in, finding yourself at that age, and the question we all had at that age… is being popular all that it is cracked up to be? It was well written and a I enjoyed the story the author brought to us even if it was not my preferred genre and I am looking forward to letting my daughter read this in her teens.
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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Melissa Fink

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was such an amazing book, I could not put it down. The author had my attention from the very first page. The plot reminded me so much about my middle school experience and I related to it a LOT! This book was drama filled just like middle school. It also talks about the bullying, anxiety, and peer pressure that goes on in middle school and on. This author had the plot and characters well thought out! Great job! I can’t wait to read more of her books!!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Julie Johnson

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Landry just wants to fit in with all the other girls. When an opportunity comes up to go and audition for a modeling agency, she and her friends all go together. Landry started finding out who her true friends were when she was the only one to make the next cut of auditions. All of a sudden, her besties got all weird on her and other people started gravitating towards her.

This story of Landry and her friends would best appeal to younger teens (ages 8-12). I felt like I was watching and listening to my daughters all over again! This story is full of teenage drama, shopping trips to the mall, and boy talk. There are some unresolved issues amongst the friends that kinda left a feeling of incompleteness. Overall, a decent read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Shelly Kittell

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this to be a wonderful book written for teen girls. Landry is a teen going through some of the same drama we see in today’s society when she enters a modeling contest and her friends turn on her. The author does a great job of portraying the teen angst. This is a book that should be a staple for all teen girls. Easy to read. The characters were very easy to relate to. Loved it all the way around.

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