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If you’re looking for an adorable actress to keep an eye on, we have just the girl for you. Alexa Nisenson is one of the stars in the upcoming movie Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, coming out on October 7. In the flick, based on the book by James Patterson, Alexa plays the mischievous younger sister of main character Rafe who struggles through middle school with his wild imagination and dislike of rules. We can't wait to see it...so we got *all* the behind-the-scenes scoop from Alexa first:

 

GL: Your character Georgia seems super, super sassy. Was it fun to play her?

Alexa: I loved playing Georgia because Georgia has a lot of secret sides. She's definitely spunky and confident. Not to mention full of personality and not afraid to speak her mind.

GL: You were the youngest star on set. How did that feel? You’re kinda just walking in with all these talented people that know so much. How intimidating!

Alexa: Yeah, well, I was a little nervous actually at first to walk on with, you know, people who are accomplished and older than me but I got really comfortable really quickly. We all just became super close. I learned a lot from them. I got to have a lot of good role models.

GL: What’s one piece of advice that you got to take away from them?

Alexa: Almost everyone on set told me to never give up and keep trying and stay focused.

GL: That’s awesome. Tell us...what it was like to work with Lauren Graham? (You know our girls love her in Gilmore Girls!)

Alexa: Lauren was amazing. She’s a really brilliant actress and she was so welcoming and kind to me. I was so excited and glad I got to work with her but really sad when we wrapped to say goodbye to her because watching her work is amazing, I love just watching her show, her scenes because I can learn so much and seeing her in action was really fun. I love that she’s so sweet and talented.

GL: What’s a main lesson or theme that viewers should take away from the movie?

Alexa: The main lesson in the movie is to be yourself no matter what anyone tells you what you should do and always express yourself no matter what anyone say. And I think that’s really important. And to feel confident in your own skin.

GL: Yeah, absolutely! Do u have anything else you’d like to add about the movie or about you that our readers should know?

Alexa: I’m 10 years old and I’m an only child. Aside from acting I love to dance when my schedule lets me. I like to take hip hop classes and I love, you know, shopping and I love fashion and hair and makeup. I could watch makeup tutorials all day long. I love looking at the Girls Life website actually. I love looking at all the stories and looking at the magazine covers. What I really want people to know is that I’m just like every other 10 year old girl.

Follow Alexa on Insta at @alexanisenson to catch more of the action.

Will you watch Alexa in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life? Are you a fan of Lauren Graham? Let us know in the comments!

by Amy Garcia | 10/4/2016