Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renée Russell

She decides not to enter the talent show. Nikki doesn't feel that bothered on the outside, but she's fretting on the inside. Nikki refuses to let her have her friends and MacKenzie threatens her not to enter the contest otherwise, she WILL show the others the video she uploaded or tell them about the real reason she attends WCD. Nikki thinks she might be recruited in and she and MacKenzie can finally put their adversity aside until MacKenzie just wants Nikki to find her some students who dance well, specifically, Zoey and Chloe. MacKenzie plans to enter the talent show with a dance act that she calls Mac's Maniacs. Also, there appears to be a bug infestation, and Nikki is worried that Principal Winston will call the exterminator, AKA her dad, to take care of that. Later, Brandon tells Nikki he can't sit with her at lunch because he's teaching a new photographer-in-training. The girls just haven't thought of an act yet. The winning act gets to be on the TV show '15 Minutes Of Fame' by producer Trevor Chase. She, Zoey and Chloe plan to perform at the school's talent show on the 30th. Nobody seems to know about the video, much to Nikki's relief. All seems well until 9:00 where she learns, to her horror, that she did. Nikki waits online checking to see if MacKenzie would or did upload that video. Her mom soon gets a new toaster and Nikki just wants to go home. Nikki is not sure if MacKenzie would go that far, but she has to make sure. She says she'll upload it to YouTube for the world to see. Unfortunately, MacKenzie happens to be there and catch every moment on her phone.

Nikki, seeing no way out otherwise, gives in and the two of them perform together. While they're eating pizza and drinking punch, their waitress calls their table to come and Nikki doesn't want to, but Brianna refuses to pay for lunch unless they sing.

Brianna fishes out loose change from the fountain, and the two of them decide to get lunch at Queasy Cheesy. Nikki is upset that she has to watch Brianna for a while at the mall when she wanted to hang with Zoey and Chloe and talk to them about her situation with Brandon. She waits for Brandon to call, but there is little to no chance of that happening. Nikki is happy that she got to go to the Halloween dance since she got to hang out with Brandon and she believes he might actually like her, but also thinks it's impossible since she's a total dork and not a CCP like MacKenzie.

Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renée Russell