So you wanna be a pop star? A choices novel

Zachary Sergi

Book - 2023

The reader makes choices for five solo pop artists who must learn to navigate overnight success after their group performance at a competition becomes a viral hit.

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Subjects
Genres
Young adult fiction
Choose-your-own stories
Novels
Published
Philadelphia : RP Kids 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Zachary Sergi (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
348 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 13-16.
Grades 7-9.
ISBN
9780762480821
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Can there be a balance between artistic authenticity and business-minded compromise? Five teen singers have reached the finale of the latest reality show, one that offers the winner a deal with a major record label. Each performer represents a very different genre of pop, and each has specific strengths. During the finale, the five sing as a group, and their song goes viral. The winner is: surprise! All of them! They are offered a group deal: Either they perform together as the Jeweltones, or they get nothing. But can their disparate styles (and personalities) mesh into a cohesive whole? Or will they crash and burn? Readers alternately follow two of the group members: sensitive, folksy singer/songwriter Everly, who is White and Jewish, and bold, bombastic Vinny, a gay, Italian American budding drag queen. (The other group members are diverse in race and sexual orientation.) Some of the topics realistically presented here are body positivity; health issues; the pressures of male beauty standards; sexism, racism, and homophobia in the fickle music industry; and how social media branding is both essential and severely toxic. Like Sergi's previous work, Major Detours (2021), the choose-your-own-adventure format allows readers to flavor their experiences as they wish, developing the characters' relationships and musical tastes and even creating a drag persona. An engaging, interactive story that musically minded readers will especially enjoy. (reading guide, personality profiles) (Fiction. 13-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.