Charlotte in Paris Kicks-off New Beacon Street Girls Adventure Book Series for Preteen Girls in Style.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Answering pleas from girls around the world, Beacon Street Beacon Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts and several of its western suburbs. Beacon Street in Boston, Brookline, Brighton, and Newton is not to be confused with Beacon Street in nearby Somerville. Girl Charlotte is returning to Paris to visit her best Parisian friend Sophie in the first BSG BSG Battlestar Galactica BSG Broadband Stakeholder Group (UK) BSG British Society of Gastroenterology (London, UK) BSG Business Systems Group BSG Business Solutions Group BSG Basigin Adventure book. The new book, Charlotte in Paris, tells the story of Charlotte's search for her long lost cat Orangina. When a stolen Picasso sketch ends up in her messenger bag A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made out of some kind of cloth (natural or synthetic), that is worn over one shoulder with a strap that winds around the chest resting the bag on the lower back. , Charlotte's quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the her cat takes a new and mysterious turn. The Beacon Street Girls are five plucky pluck·y adj. pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave. pluck twelve-year-olds whose adventures have been chronicled in an award-winning book series for preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. girls (http://www.beaconstreetgirls.com/books). Girls love the characters who are "just like me" and parents are thrilled to see their daughters reading the books which help to promote healthy role models and build self-esteem. There are approximately 400,000 Classic Beacon Street Girls books in print. The new BSG Adventure Series will feature each one of the Beacon Street Girls in turn, allowing preteen fans to find out even more about Avery, Charlotte, Isabel, Katani and Maeve. Worldly but klutzy Charlotte, an aspiring writer, has lived all over the globe with her travel writer dad. It's only fitting that Charlotte be the first of the BSG featured in her own adventure book. Of all the girls, she has the most experience as a traveler. The debut Beacon Street Girl novel, Worst Enemies/Best Friends, focused on Charlotte, the new kid, arriving for the first day of school at Abigail Adams Junior High, straight from Paris. Ever since that day, the global members of the BSG Tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] Advisory Board, a group of more than 3500 "super fans" who double as a sounding board and provide feedback on the BSG books and products, have lobbied mightily for Charlotte's return to the City of Lights. "Charlotte's eventual return trip to Paris has been a reoccurring theme among our Advisory Board members; they want to meet Charlotte's friend Sophie and for Charlotte to find Orangina," said Addie Swartz, the principal creator of the Beacon Street Girls, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of B*tween Productions and the mother of two tween girls. "The creation of the new BSG Adventure series allows us to work closely with our fans to create a realistic and appropriate world for our characters to populate To plug in chips or components into a printed circuit board. A fully populated board is one that contains all the devices it can hold. . The readers have a vested interest Vested Interest A financial or personal stake one entity has in an asset, security, or transaction. Notes: For example, if you have a mortgage, your bank has a vested interest on the sale of your house. See also: Right in the characters because they are involved in their creation and development." The Beacon Street Girls books offer a fresh, inspiring, multi-cultural and richly-detailed perspective on the often difficult preteen or "tween" years. BSG stories feature friendship, fun and socially responsible values in a contemporary setting. "Our readers identify very strongly with the Beacon Street Girl characters," adds Swartz. "In addition to asking us if they can meet Charlotte's friend Sophie, they want to know what Avery's dad is like and if Maeve will get to Hollywood. The BSG Adventure Series allows us to focus on one girl's story and extend the dialogue between the real girls and the fictional characters This is a list of fictional characters. It has been expanded into the following lists:
Charlotte in Paris (B*tween Productions, Inc., $7.99), is immediately available in bookstores everywhere. A coordinating "Charlotte in Paris" product line, consisting of Charlotte's messenger bag, the Perfectly Paris Pillow and Perfectly Paris Clutch, Ooh La La! Paris Stationery Set and Bon Voyage Barrel Bag and Purple Mini Backpack, will also be available online and in select gift stores. The Charlotte in Paris products were designed in Charlotte's signature purple and Parisian motifs, including the Eiffel tower Eiffel Tower, structure designed by A. G. Eiffel and erected in the Champ-de-Mars for the Paris exposition of 1889. The tower is 984 ft (300 m) high and consists of an iron framework supported on four masonry piers, from which rise four columns uniting to form one , fun French phrases (translations available on the Beacon Street Girls website) and the fleur-de-lis. "The Beacon Street Girls Adventure books focus on an experience," concluded Swartz. "The product line allows us to extend the values of the brand into real life, giving us the chance to reinforce the positive messages with products." About B*tween Productions B*tween Productions - home of the Beacon Street Girls - is dedicated to quality parent-approved literature, media and gifts for "tween" girls. Shaped by world-renowned experts in adolescent development and current research on how to positively impact girls' self-esteem, the award-winning Beacon Street Girls book series is committed to the health and well-being of pre-teen girls. BSG books and products are available at Barnes & Nobles, Borders, WaldenBooks, Amazon.com, Learning Express and BSG's COPPA-compliant Web site, as well as at independent book and gift stores nationwide. In Canada, Beacon Street Girls books are distributed by Georgetown Publications, Inc., and are available at Chapters, Coles and Indigo book stores, as well as through independent stores. Visit the BSG online at www.beaconstreetgirls.com. |
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