"Catwalk" (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers) combines author Deborah Gregory's upbeat urban voice with the appeal of reality TV shows like "Project Runway" and "America's Next Top Model" for a fresh, fierce, fashion-forward read. Her second book in the "Catwalk" series will be released in fall 2009.

In the glossary, readers will find definitions for words like "shopportunity," "feline fatale," "purrilicious" and more.

Gregory is the author of the widely successful teen prep culture phenomenon, "The Cheetah Girls," winner of Black Board Children's Book of the Year Award. This 16-book series was adopted by the Disney Channel as an original movie, "The Cheetah Girls," that debuted in 2003. "Cheetah Girls 2," the sequel, premiered in August 2006. Gregory served as a co-producer of the films. "Cheetah Girls 3" will debut in August 2008.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in the foster care system of New York City, Gregory earned an associate's degree in applied science from FIT and received her bachelor's degree in English literature and writing from Empire State College.

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