It's understandable because she has been living with just her dad for five years and she can't go out and have a normal life. The problem I did have with the book was how much time Lindsay spent with herself. The book went way deeper than I thought it would, which isn't necessarily bad or good, just not expected. I don't know a lot about the subject but the book gets into it, so readers won't be confused. It was interesting how the author linked transcendentalism and the power that Lindsay has. Now, I had no idea that the book was going to veer towards transcendentalism. Sooner or later though she has to face the world, and her taste of the outside world since the start of her hermitlife starts one night when two teenage boys "kidnap" her. For poor Lindsay Scott, having this "gift" destroys her career as an actress and from having a normal life. Now at first this may seem like a good gift, but in reality people can be cruel and you wouldn't want to be bogged down with all the things people say about you. Sooner or later though she has to face the world, and her taste of the outside world since the start of her When I first started to read this I did know that Lindsay could hear what people said about her. When I first started to read this I did know that Lindsay could hear what people said about her. CLAIM TO FAME wasn’t for me and isn’t something I recommend, although some readers may enjoy it.more Margaret Haddix Peterson created an interesting and complex backstory with characters interconnected in surprising ways. I enjoyed the first two thirds of CLAIM TO FAME until the story took on a supernatural aspect which I hadn’t expected, I would have never read this book if I knew beforehand. Two teen fans decide to rescue Lindsay by kidnapping her, not realizing she’s practically agoraphobic. Five years later, a tabloid publishes a story that her father is actually holding her prisoner. Mar Former child actress Lindsay Scott disappeared from the public after she began hearing voices. moreįormer child actress Lindsay Scott disappeared from the public after she began hearing voices. Lindsay is desperate to learn more, but what is she willing to risk to find the truth?. And that's when she discovers there may be others who share her strange power. But when two local teenagers try to "rescue" Lindsay by kidnapping her, Lindsay is forced to confront everything she's been hiding from. The truth? Lindsay has been hiding out in a small Illinois town, living in a house that somehow provides relief from the stream of voices in her head. But now she's sixteen and back in the news: A tabloid newspaper claims that Lindsay is being held hostage by her father. Lindsay had what looked like a nervous breakdown and vanished from the public eye. And everyone was talking about Lindsay: fans, friends, enemies, enemies who pretended to be friends. The next day her fame had turned into torture.Įvery time anyone said anything about her, she heard it. One day Lindsay Scott was on top of the world, the star of a hit TV show. Lindsay had what looked like a nervous breakdown an It was a talent that came out of nowhere. Every time anyone said anything about her, she heard it. The next day her fame had turned into torture. It was a talent that came out of nowhere.
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