Viola doesn’t want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far, far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York…

Viola’s pretty sure there’s no way she’s going to survive the year at her new Midwestern all-girls school—especially since she has to replace her best friend Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to like it there. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera. Boarding school, though, and her roommates and even the Midwest are nothing like she thought they would be, and soon Viola realizes she may be in for the most incredible year of her life. But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.  VIOLA IN REEL LIFE is the first in a new young adult series

O autorze: Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. The author of the bestselling novels LUCIA, LUCIA, VERY VALENTINE, THE QUEEN OF THE BIG TIME, and ROCOCO, she has also written and will be directing the big-screen version of her bestselling first novel, BIG STONE GAP. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

Foreign Sales for VIOLA IN REEL LIFE: UK(Simon & Schuster)

 Foreign Sales to date for VERY VALENTINE (HarperCollins / 2009 / adult title): Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Holland (De Boekerij), Hungary (Kelly Kft), Korea (Woongjin Think Big Co., Ltd.), Portugal (Planeta Editora), Spain (Editorial Viceversa), Taiwan (Business Weekly Publications), and the UK (Simon & Schuster).

Prasa o VIOLA IN REEL LIFE: “A sweet, character-driven story. Viola is very real, as are her feelings, hopes, desires, and dreams.” – School Library Journal

“Best-selling adult author Trigiani nicely captures boarding-school bonding, adolescent female insecurities, and current teen trends. Fun, breezy, and full of subtle life lessons, this is a good follow-up or prequel to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.” – Booklist

“Trigiani takes the familiar boarding school milieu and gives it some welcome nuance and a refreshingly grounded feel in her debut YA work. [She] offers a realistic look at the ever-shifting bonds of friendship and the adjustment to one’s first taste of life away from home.” – Publishers Weekly

Prasa o VIOLA IN REEL LIFE

“A sweet, character-driven story. Viola is very real, as are her feelings, hopes, desires, and dreams.” – School Library Journal

“A cold, snowy winter, a ghost mystery, kisses, cookies, roommates, a video diary, a film competition, and Viola’s crack-me-up-every time observations all make this an endearing coming of age story. Exceptionally fun.” – Richie’s Picks

“This book reminds each of us that a fish out of water really can find a new pond! Read it to remind yourself that your friends really do teach you something new every day.” – Justine Magazine

“Best-selling adult author Trigiani nicely captures boarding-school bonding, adolescent female insecurities, and current teen trends. Fun, breezy, and full of subtle life lessons, this is a good follow-up or prequel to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsseries.” – Booklist

“Trigiani takes the familiar boarding school milieu and gives it some welcome nuance and a refreshingly grounded feel in her debut YA work. [She] offers a realistic look at the ever-shifting bonds of friendship and the adjustment to one’s first taste of life away from home.” – Publishers Weekly

Prasa o VERY VALENTINE (HarperCollins / 2009): “Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want. That’s why they’ll be ecstatic about her newest novel.” – Richmond Times-Dispatch

“ Sex and the City meets Moonstruck . this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style.” – People, Lead Review

“This genteel and lush tale of soles and souls has loads of charm and will leave readers eager for the sequel.” – Publishers Weekly

“Delightful, energetic. Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” – Boston Globe

Prasa o HOME TO BIG STONE GAP (Ballantine / 2006):  “Trigiani blends playfulness and pathos.” – Booklist STARRED Review

“Delightfully quirky…chock-full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists.” – People

“As a narrator, Trigiani slips into the roles of the characters she created as naturally and comfortably as she would a well-worn pair of slippers.” – Publishers Weekly

“Heartwarming…Everything that really matters is here: humor, romance, wisdom, and drama.” – The Dallas Morning News

Prasa o LUCIA, LUCIA (Ballantine / 2004): “Trigiani’s writing is as dazzling as Lucia’s dresses.” –USA Today

“This heartwarming tale is full of lessons about taking risks in life and love.”  – Cosmopolitan

“Seamlessly superb storytelling…Trigiani never loses hold of the hearts of her characters–or of the wisdom that tragedy and redemption are also part of life.” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch