The Love Song of Jonny Valentine |
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| Author:
| Wayne, Teddy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4708-8525-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $76.00 |
Book Description:
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Megastar Jonny Valentine, eleven-year-old iconof bubblegum pop, knows that the fans don't love him for who he is. His image, his voice, and even his hairdo have been packaged—by his LA label and by hishard-partying manager-mother—into bite-size pieces for easy digestion, slidingdown the gullet of mass culture, the biggest appeal to the widest demographic. But somewhere inside the relentless marketing machine is still a little boy, devoted to his mother and determined to...
More DescriptionMegastar Jonny Valentine, eleven-year-old iconof bubblegum pop, knows that the fans don't love him for who he is. His image, his voice, and even his hairdo have been packaged—by his LA label and by hishard-partying manager-mother—into bite-size pieces for easy digestion, slidingdown the gullet of mass culture, the biggest appeal to the widest demographic. But somewhere inside the relentless marketing machine is still a little boy, devoted to his mother and determined to find his absent father among thecountless, faceless fans—isn't there? Teddy Wayne delivers a twisted, brilliant, and viciously funny coming-of-age story.