Jennifer Banash attended high school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and is the Co-founder of Impetus Press, a small publishing house that champions serious literary fiction with a pop edge. She lives in Southern California with her beagle, Sigmund, and her designer shoe collection. She is the author of THE ELITE, a new Young Adult novel from Berkeley Jam in stores now.

In her high rise. She’s climbing the social ladder, to the dismay of her neighbor and rival, Madison Macallister. And Casey could end up as popular as Madison now that the two are set to star in their own reality show, “De-Luxe.” But reality TV can be so unreal…

Madison loves the attention, but having every bit of her life caught on tape is often less than glamorous. Yet fame comes at a price—and she’s willing to pay. Meanwhile, now that Casey and her almost-boyfriend Drew Van Allen are currently more off than on, she’s beginning to wonder if everything in her life is just an illusion—and how much longer the illusion can last.