Mia Megastar 3: In the Spotlight
By (Author) Ada Nicodemou
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
29th October 2024
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
Paperback
160
Width 154mm, Height 189mm, Spine 12mm
178g
The third instalment of Mia's mega adventure! Hi, I'm Mia! Since my drama group put on our epic play, the spotlight is on me. I thought I wanted to be a big star, but . . . do I really YES! Mum and Dad's shop is busier than ever. Everyone thinks I'm good enough to be a REAL actor. The Stage Stars are filming a scary movie and it's SO much fun! Maybe I'll get to audition for my favourite TV show. NO! Mum and Dad are busier than ever. (sad face scribble) Everyone keeps staring at me - it's making me cringe. The Stage Stars are my best friends. I don't want things to change. What if I audition . . . and don't get the part Luckily I have my awesome friends and family to help me decide.
Ada Nicodemou is one of Australia's favourite media personalities and for over 27 years has gained a solid local and international family audience. She is best known for her role as Leah Patterson on Channel 7's longest running and highest rating series, Home & Away, on which she still stars. Ada has been nominated for seven Logie Awards (including 'Most Popular Actress' in 2022) and won the 2006 Inside Soap Award for 'Best Australian Actress'. In 2005 she starred on the popular television show Dancing with the Stars and took out the winning trophy. In 2012 Ada was the host of Please Marry My Boy which aired on the 7 Network. In 2023, Ada took her love of home cooking online by sharing cook-along videos with her mum to her Instagram page, garnering a huge following and reaching more than 1 million views and counting. Ada has also used her large following to promote and raise awareness for various charities she feels passionately about, including The Good Friday Appeal and Breast Screen Australia. Mia Megastar is inspired by Ada's childhood when she grew up in her family shop, performed for an audience at every opportunity and dreamed of one day becoming a star.