Author(s): Nicole Richie

Young Adult Fiction

The reserved plaque in the middle of our table next to the ice buckets always had "Rock Royalty" written on it - a joke from Sid, our friend who ran the club. All of us had connections to the recording industry, which was the glue that held us together. We were all less like friends and more like a dysfunctional support group, bonded in equal parts romantic misery and social momentum. In The Truth About Diamonds, her electrifying first novel, Nicole Richie tells the story of Chloe Parker, adopted at the age of seven by a music superstar and his wife. What followed was a wild childhood as a rock royalty princess and a member of Hollywood's inner circle, distinguished by parties with movie stars and rock idols, run-ins with the press and the police, and a subsequent stint in rehab. When Chloe shoots to instant fame as a spokesmodel in a national ad campaign, her long-lost birth father appears out of nowhere and her best friend betrays her. Chloe struggles to keep it all together-her sobriety, her friendships, and her integrity. Through the talented voice of Nicole Richie, we are given a no-holds-barred look at Hollywood's new elite. Whether they're doing the "circuit" (begin with shopping at exclusive boutiques, then end with the grilled vegetable salad at the Ivy), or ending up on the front page of your favorite weekly magazine, Chloe Parker and her fellow A-listers never fail to dazzle.