Emma Roberts

WITH former tween starlets in court and rehab, daily turning up in tabloid stories more suited to Tom Sizemore than perky pink Elle Woods, Hollywood is rediscovering the appeal of a fresh-scrubbed, wholesome face. As "edgy" heads over the cliff, it's time, it seems, to give girls a few new plotlines.

"LOOK AT ME." This was the terse, almost naked-sounding title of Anita Brookner's third novel. Nearly 23 years ago, I first encountered Brookner's beautifully modulated and precisely spoken yet strangely urgent voice when I chanced upon this book. The sheer candor and vulnerability of that first-person narrator, the shining clarity with which she related her story: These were the hallmarks of a writer to be reckoned with.

EMMA ROBERTS is a name to remember, and not just because she's the 15-year-old niece of Julia Roberts and daughter of Eric. Emma's been doing nicely in her own right, starring on Nickelodeon's "Unfabulous" and in the movie "Aquamarine." She's wrapping up work as "Nancy Drew," in theaters next summer. Oh, and she sings! But at home in L.A., Emma comes across as a regular teen with ideas for her own decidedly fabulous weekend.