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So You Wanna Be a Pop Star?

A Choices Novel

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An energetic, interactive YA novel about five solo pop artists navigating drama, finding their sound, and discovering what it truly takes to chase their dreams of music stardom after being forced into a pop group together. 

Everly Brooks knows she has what it takes to be the next big singer-songwriter. At least, that's if she could get her onstage presence to stop feeling so wooden and blossom like her rich, moving lyrics. The reality signing competition, SO YOU WANNA BE A POP STAR? is her chance at proving to the world—and herself—that her talent and artistry can mean something more than just live streams and online videos.

Vinny Vecchi thought he was heading toward a life full of makeup, wigs, and werking it on the drag stages of NYC. But a powerful diva voice is a precious thing to waste and, in need of money to make his drag dreams come true, SO YOU WANNA BE A POP STAR? is the next best thing. However, surrounded by competitors with clear brands and sharpened musical identities, he wonders if he can break through while still discovering himself.

When a group performance on the show goes viral overnight, Everly and Vinny find their careers unexpectedly tied together. Along with their competitors—influencer Dea Seo, pop-punk CeCe Winnifred, and heartthrob Stern Green—these five artists are forced to become the newest pop super group: Jeweltones.

You, the reader, get to make choices that will make or break Everly, Vinny, and the group’s meteoric rise in this interactive novel. Will you mend the cracks to help Jeweltones shine bright, or will they burn out under pressure? The choices are yours to make!

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    • Kirkus

      January 1, 2023
      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)

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