Confessions of a First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway | eBook

VOYA - Joyce Doyle

Morgan Abbott is a typical teen—running for student president, struggling to keep up her grades, acting in the school play, and impersonating the president of the United States. Morgan's mother is the first female president, and Morgan spends her days tailed by Secret Service agents without a moment of privacy. Her every step—and misstep—is in the public eye, such as when she steals a few quiet moments with her boyfriend only to have the agents call an emergency and barge in to whisk her to the White House. Morgan has become such a handful that a new agent is called in, one whom Morgan is determined to ditch no matter how cute she thinks he is. Morgan has had enough, but her plans are complicated when her mother has to secretly facilitate peace talks between two African nations and needs Morgan to impersonate her in front of the entire crowd. The story line is a bit far-fetched, but it is one of the qualities that makes this escapism fiction pure enjoyment. It has the ingredients for classic teen fiction—the quirky best friend, unworthy boyfriend, aggravating nemesis, loving-but-often-absent parents. In the midst, Morgan recognizes her own strengths and weaknesses and plays up both in a fun-filled adventure. The only disappointment is that Calloway did not highlight the romantic angle a bit more. Fans of Cabot's All-American Girl series will scoop up this one. Reviewer: Joyce Doyle

VOYA - Erin Wyatt

Morgan Abbott, secret service code name The Tornado, is a first daughter who definitely lives up to her alias. Her mother, President Sara Abbott, has her hands full with the demands of her job as well as the many incidents that arise because of the frequent unintentional missteps of her daughter. As much as Morgan dislikes having to be a perfect first daughter, a responsibility she never asked for as she frequently reminds her family and friends, she is proud of her mother and wants her to have a successful presidency. When African peace talks stall, Morgan has to do her best to keep things controlled while acting as a presidential body double in an attempt to assist her mom. Calloway provides a quick read that includes a healthy dose of romance when handsome and by-the-book Max takes over the secret service detail, although soon he is swept up into the antics caused by The Tornado as well. The book has plenty of other character types that seem to be staples of chick lit. Hannah is the perfect best friend who possesses just the right skill set with her love of make-up and clothes to help pull off the deception. There is the archrival mean girl and the boyfriend who is not as perfect as he seems—which everyone else can see beside Morgan. Although there is nothing ground breaking here, it is a fluffy, fun read. Reviewer: Erin Wyatt

Children's Literature - Sarah Maury Swan

Eighteen year old Morgan Abbott's life does not really suck, but is definitely complicated by being "First Daughter" while her mother is The President of the United States. She cannot even have private time with her boyfriend, Konner—the hottest jock in school—without her security detail butting in. The head of her detail transfers after one embarrassing episode and a new agent, Max Jackson, takes over. Max is only a few years older than Morgan and way hot. Morgan, not the best student, is struggling with her grades and trying to not stand out at school in weird ways—like being driven through the gates of her private school in a White House limousine. Plus Konner is pushing for more intimacy than Morgan is comfortable with and she finds herself attracted to Max. On top of all this, Morgan's mom, the Prez, needs her help to negotiate a peace agreement between warring factions in an African country. Morgan's role? Impersonate her mom doing her regular duties at the White House. Morgan almost makes a disaster of an official dinner, but pulls it off in the end. She also discovers that Konner's interest in her has always been that he wants to be the dude to make it with the president's daughter. Max, on the other hand, turns out to be the real deal. Although the mother/daughter impersonation stretched belief, I enjoyed this novel. It had energy and Morgan seemed to be a real person. Reviewer: Sarah Maury Swan

School Library Journal

Gr 7–10—Morgan Abbott is just your normal 18-year-old except for one glaring detail: she's the First Daughter of the United States. Although outsiders might think she's got it all—a hot boyfriend, cool best friend, tricked-out limo, and 24/7 protection—she's actually got her share of problems, too. Konner is pressuring her to go beyond kissing; her mother's presidential duties keep her very busy; and the paparazzi and tabloids have started to take notice of Morgan's sometimes zany behavior. When circumstances arise that would allow her to act as her mother's double so that Mom can go out on a top-secret mission, the teen accepts the challenge. After all, this could make up for all the crazy stuff she's done in the past. Plus, when her new, totally cute, young secret service agent starts getting friendly, who knows what could happen? This is a light and entertaining read for teens who like some politics with their romance.—Traci Glass, Eugene Public Library, OR

Kirkus Reviews

Like many a teenage daughter, Morgan Abbott finds her mother authoritarian and annoying. However, Morgan is the only one whose mother is also the president of the United States. This means that Morgan is under constant scrutiny, so much so that it's practically a national emergency when she slips into the prop room to neck with her hunky boyfriend, Konner, a self-serving egotist readers will love to hate. To top it off, Morgan must battle a backbiting classmate and deal with her newly assigned, young secret-service agent, a strict by-the-book type, but, oh, so handsome. The plot comes together when Morgan, who has a talent for acting and is practically her mother's double, is called upon to impersonate the president so that the great lady can attend a secret high-level negotiation. Can Morgan, a trouble magnet, finally make good? Credibility seekers should go elsewhere, but readers looking for a fun and breezy fantasy that's full of girl appeal will enjoy the material, right down to its romantic but far-fetched ending. (Fiction. 12 & up)

Publishers Weekly

04/27/2015
Being a member of the first family isn't all glitz and glamour for high-school senior Morgan Abbott, daughter of the first woman president of the United States. In this humorous account of her woes and public humiliations, Morgan loses a class election to her nemesis, "Practically Perfect Brittany Whittaker" ("Leave it to me to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory") and gets assigned a new secret service agent after Morgan and her boyfriend sneak off to make out. While Morgan is wallowing in misery, she gets a chance to reclaim self-respect and simultaneously do something good for her country. All she has to do is successfully play the role of her lookalike mother while the president sneaks off to attend an important secret meeting in Africa. The improbability of the successful masquerade runs high, but Morgan emerges as a sympathetic, somewhat klutzy character readers will embrace. Her romantic encounter with her secret-service replacement is likely to make hearts flutter, and the fall of her number one enemy evokes a sense of justice being served. Ages 12—up. (Sept.)

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