All about Vee

by C. Leigh Purtill

Veronica May (aBig Veea) is a bubbly, gorgeous, confident, eighteen-year-old theater actress from Chester, Arizona. She is also two hundred pounds. She puts off college, her life, and her questions... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595141804
• ISBN13: 9781595141804
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

This book is wonderful, must read...

After reading Purtill's first novel, I got my hands on a copy of Vee and it's a great read, something about the turn of phrase of this author that I really love, great story, wonderfully written. This one's a charmer and I wish I'd read it sooner. Read a whole bunch of other crap I didn't really care for. So now I wonder, what will be next for this author? For me there's nothing cooler than finding an author before they become popular and knowing I got there first, before everyone else discovered my find. Next book please.

Vee is Awesome!

I feel like this book can help anyone who has felt down-trodden. Vee's ability to plod on through the mire and muck of Hollyweird is a testament to those who strive for something grand. Although she recognizes her own self worth and stays true, she grows by recognizing the worth of others too....wow that rhymed! Its one of those books you can't put down and when you reach the end you crave more more more!

We All Need to Honor our Inner Vee...

Vee is a stage actress. She's a good stage actress who could be great. She's young and feels invincible until she goes to Los Angeles to pursue life on the big screen. There she learns that, unlike on the stage, screen actresses are valued for their petiteness. Vee herself is a young woman of some size. It takes all the gumption she has just to exist in decaf-nonfat latte land. People she thought of as friends are not so much friends, and true friendship comes to her from people she'd never suspect. While reading this book I was reminded to honor the inner Vee; the irrepressible, goal-driven part of myself that keeps going striving for my dreams no matter what happens.

fabulous!

I wish Vee was my best friend. The only problem with this book is that it is too short or there isn't a sequel. It's such a good story with a likeable character who is fierce, smart, determined, ambitious with a great sense of herself. Recommend it to everyone!!!!!

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Veronica May, better known as Vee, has always been a daddy's girl. Now Daddy is remarrying and Veronica feels replaced, so she sets off to Hollywood, to follow her dreams of being an actress and to follow in her deceased mother's footsteps. Vee moves in with her old best friend, who had graduated early to pursue her own acting dream, and with her advice, Vee begins taking yoga, acting classes, and starts working at the local coffee shop. Of course, not everything goes as planned. With an unexpected romance, a backstabbing best friend, and all the drama that comes with being in Hollywood, Vee begins to wonder whether or not she'll ever make it in the acting world, especially when they're not exactly open to plus-sized actors. ALL ABOUT VEE was, to use a single word, unexpected. I didn't realize there'd be so much depth in the novel, despite it's length. I figured it'd be something between GOSSIP GIRL and SECRETS OF MY HOLLYWOOD LIFE, but it was something so much better than that. The characters were well-developed and relatable and the prose was well-written. You could really feel yourself being transported into the story and it was so easy to relate to Vee, as well as the other characters. The plot itself was original and not your average take on an up-and-coming actress. There was nothing about being rich or having the right look or anything you usually find in those types of novels. The romance was also very realistic and, though it was a bit predictable, I really did enjoy it. I would definitely recommend ALL ABOUT VEE to everyone, especially if you have an interest in acting, Hollywood, or just want to read something fun. Reviewed by: Harmony