Lena tackles tough choices, learns the value of perseverance, and keeps her hopes high. With her little sisters-Ansley, Ashton, and Amber-and her mischievous pup, Austin, constantly at her side, Lena must face the challenges of everyday life while chasing her dreams of being a model and actress on the big screen. Even a visit from her best friends during filming turns into a disaster. Lena wonders if this is a dream come true or a horrible nightmare. She got everything she never wanted! Her face turns up everywhere she goes, and everything in her life is flipped upside down. And now that she’s gotten her wish, Lena finds that being in the spotlight is harder than it sounds. But when her best friends, Savannah and Emma, tell her about an audition, she knows there’s nothing else in the world she’d rather do. Headstrong and determined, she has her life planned out to the minute. Lena Daniels never thought she’d get the chance star in a movie. She wrote a fictional book called Hello Stars focusing on a character named Lena, and today we’re sharing the story with you. Today, we’re bringing you a book spotlight featuring a movie star! Alena Pitts is a multi-talented young girl who is an actress, model, magazine contributor, and author. And she knows her faith and family will keep her feet on the ground and her eyes on the stars.Thanks for stopping by Diversity Between the Pages. But when her best friends Savannah and Emma tell her about an audition, she knows there’s nothing else in the world she’d rather do.

In Hello Stars, 11-year-old Lena Daniels never thought she’d get the chance to star in a movie. Suited for summer listening, as a birthday or Christmas gift, or as inspirational listening Perfect for young fans of realistic fiction This fiction story will appeal to young girls who have big dreams, and is a reflection of Alena’s own life experiences as she reaches for the stars and keeps faith, family, and friends in balance. Hello Stars is book one in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and cowritten with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts.

Hello Stars by Alena Pitts