Life Just Got Real : A Live Original Novel

From Dancing with the Stars runner-up and Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson comes a fun novel about two teenage girls from different backgrounds and opposite lifestyles who discover there is more to friendship than meets the eye.

When things go wrong, its reality TVs right

Sixteen-year-old A.J. Smith grew up in backwoods Louisiana, repairing cars with her dad and hunting with her brothers. But when her dad dies, her mom drags the whole family to Nashville where everything is differentexcept A.J. And A.J. knows it will take everything she has to live original.

Kate Kelly grew up in Nashvilles best schools, jetting around the world with glamorous people and wearing clothes from her moms trendy boutique. But when A.J. Smitha new girl from the sticksshows up, suddenly shes all the rage: her unusual sense of style, her accent, and especially her dumb converse high tops. Even Kates brother, Kaden, seems to be under the new girls spell. But Kate has bigger things to think about, including the reality show Real Life. Everyone says the show is her chance to make it big. But then the producers decide to bring A.J. into the show.

Because these girls are so different, the producers of Real Life know that their conflict will be television gold. So the cameras start to roll. Then Kaden asks A.J. to prom, Kate flips out, and things with Kates (almost) boyfriend Alex start unraveling fastall on camera. As the producers try to stir up the drama, Kates idea of the perfect prom spins out of control. When Kates life goes disastrously wrong, it is A.J. who steps up to helpno questions asked. A friendship between the two girls just might growbut only if they both live original and stay true to who God made them to be.