MEET THE AUTHOR

Victoria Christopher Murray
The Divas: Veronique
Wednesday, July 22 7 pm Beltsville branch
Veronique continues Murray’s teen series about the Divas—Diamond, India, Veronique and Aaliyah—best friends at a Los Angeles youth choir who are about to visit New York City. Veronique wants to be a star just as much as her fellow Divas do, but unlike her middle-class friends at Holy Cross Prep, Veronique is there on scholarship. Winning a recording contract would allow her to move her mother and brothers to a better apartment. Veronique might also fulfill another dream: she longs to meet her dad, who disappeared to New York when she was just a baby. Victoria Christopher Murray, who grew up in Queens, New York, is the Essence bestselling author of nine African American inspirational novels.