Most years, Victoria Torres loves the family birthday party she shares with her grandmother. It's filled with sweet and funny traditions, and of course, there's always a pinata. But now that she's turning twelve, the family party seems completely average compared the bash she could have at the mall's newest spa store, GlamaRama! Her mom refuses to let her have two parties and tells Victoria that's she's going to have to choose. Friends or family? Unfortunately, there's no easy answer! In Victoria Torres (Unfortunately Average) Birthday Glamour by Julie Bowe, a girl who is about to turn 12 has to choose between a traditional birthday party with her family, or a glitzy party with her friends in the mall's newest spa store. Which one would you choose? --"New Moon Girls, "Lacey Recommends"" Julie Bowe lives in Mondovi, Wisconsin, where she writes popular books for children including My Last Best Friend, which won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People and was a Barnes & Noble 2010 Summer Reading Program book. In addition to writing for kids, she loves visiting with them at schools, libraries, conferences, and book festivals throughout the year.