Read It and Weep (1:24) 2006

Read It and Weep is an original production of the Disney Channel. This movie is geared to early adolescent girls in the 9 -13 year old range. Being a teacher on the middle school level, I decided to watch it. Jamie is a high school freshman who has a small group of friends. Her friends are not the cool, popular girls, the  cheerleaders. Jamie also likes Marco, the boyfriend of one the cool girls. The popular girls ignore Jamie or push her out of the way. Jamie has a writing assignment and accidentally submits her personal journal story. Jamie is very creative and her journal story wins a contest. The story is published in the school newspaper and then is turned to a book within the semester. Jamie now has a handler, goes on tours and meets famous people. When she is in school, the popular girls want her attention and her original group of friends are lost in the shuffle. Over time, Jamie realizes she has lost sight of what is really important - her family and friends. I highly recommend this movie to the teenage audience. The themes are the ones teenagers deal with daily and the message is a positive one. Thank you Disney!