Miranda Goes to Hollywood: Adventures in the Land of Palm Trees, Cowboys and Moving Pictures

It's the week before Christmas, 1915, and Miranda Gaines and her beloved Aunt Lucy are setting out from New Jersey on the greatest adventure of their lives -- heading all the way to Hollywood to join the American Moving Picture Company.Life with The American is never dull -- not with flamboyant director C.J. Tourneur at the helm -- and once again Miranda and her best friend, Bobby Gilmer find themselves on the brink of disaster. From a car chase with the Keystone Cops and a wild horseback ride with a real cowboy to a memorable encounter with the legendary filmmaker D.W. Griffith, thrilling adventures come fast and furiously during Miranda's year in Hollywood.When C.J. whisks everyone off into the Sierras to shoot a western drama "on location," it seems that Miranda's dream of making another moving picture with her dearest friends will come true... That is until lead actress Dulcie McGill's trouble-making mother, The Widow, appears on the scene... and the biggest blizzard in decades heads straight for the struggling company.Miranda Goes to Hollywood is the story of spirited young Miranda Gaines, a tribute to the pioneer moviemakers, and a captivating re-creation of the freewheeling days when Hollywood was young. Read more