This book was written with well-defined characters who keep
you interested through the entire book. Gerald Faust is a very angry boy who is continuously judged at school because of embarrassing moments caught on film when he was a 5-year-old unwilling participant in his mom’s reality television show. Twelve
years later in high school, he is still suffering from the effects of that experience and because of his crazy outbursts he is put in special education classes. Gerald is always on edge because as he grows up. Nothing
changes. People still think he’s the same boy they saw on television and no
one gives him credit for trying to control himself, not even his dysfunctional
family. This story is traumatic, heartbreaking, disturbing, and unfortunate, but
also has moments of hope. I wouldn't change anything about this book. The
writing is perfect. It gives you the perfect image of the toll reality
television shows take on kids. This book is told in alternating past and
present point-of-views where we see who Gerald is today, while learning what
happened in his childhood that makes him so mentally deflated now. Through his
journey of breaking free from being a “star” he finds his first love, and most
of all, hope.
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