Life Is Not a Fairy Tale

FANTASIA tells of her astonishing rise from hopeless high school dropout to American Idol superstar in the inspirational New York Times bestseller Life Is Not a Fairy Tale In one moment with one tearful performance of Summertime the nineteen-year-old Fantasia captured the hearts -- and the votes -- of millions of American Idol fans. Her powerful voice and independent style made her an overnight national sensation. But life wasnt always sensational for Fantasia. At the age of seventeen despite the promise of her extraordinary voice Fantasia was in danger of becoming just another sad statistic: an uneducated unmarried teenage mother living in the projects. But Fantasia had been raised by two strong influential women: Both her grandmother and mother are preachers and she was raised with an unshakable faith. In Life Is Not a Fairy Tale Fantasia speaks -- with a spirit as strong as her voice -- about what it takes to believe in the power of ones self. She turns all that shes learned into uplifting life lessons including: • Recognize your gift • You made your bed now lie in it • Give props where props are due • Like mother like daughter • It aint about the bling Fantasia keeps it real with her sassy self-confident style and down-to-earth advice making readers laugh and cry with her. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is more than just a celebrity success story. Its a book of revelations that will inspire all readers to reach for their greatest potential.