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Famous For Thirty Seconds (2012)

by P.G. Kain(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1416997865 (ISBN13: 9781416997863)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Aladdin

series

Commercial Breaks

review 1: My Thoughts:This is a book you can judge by it's cover! A perfect pick for tweens.This is a book I could put into the hands of my middle school readers with no doubt or fear of inappropriate material. Main character Brittany is likable and easy to relate to even when her motives and thoughts aren't as perfect as her looks. She's a thirteen year old girl trying to figure out who she is and what she wants in the ever changing world of TV. I loved that she was confident and sure of herself. Another thing I really enjoyed was how supportive and loving Brittany's family is-especially her sister that trys to gently discourage Brittany from doing anything she might regret later.PG Kain captures the language and world of teen girls perfectly-in fact I'm embarrassed to say that I d... moreidn't realize PG was a man(a stupid thing to assume, I know) until I visited his awesome website which you should definitely check out HEREAnother fun fact about the author is that he chose to write about something he knows very well-commercials and auditions(in fact he has some great tips and suggestions for kids that do commercial work on his website). He knows the ins and outs of this world and gives Brittany this knowledge and insight. This makes it very easy to get sucked into Brittany's world. I have the second book to this series sitting on my shelf-Picture Perfect. I have no doubt that I will enjoy the next one as much as I did this one. I look forward to sharing both books with my tween daughter. Do judge this book by its cover-cute cover with a cute story! *I was sent this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. I will be donating this book to my local middle school library.
review 2: I won this book in a GoodReads giveways.Famous for Thirty Seconds is a prime example of why it's good not to judge a book by it's cover. Or it's genre for that matter. The cover didn't really appeal to me, and I don't normally read much Middle Grade. None of that really matters though. It's all about what the author puts between the cover. Doesn't matter if it's YA or MG if a book is written well it can still be very enjoyable. With all of that said, I was really impressed by this book. It was cute, and a really light read.There isn't a whole lot of depth to the story in my opinion. But I don't really see that as a bad thing in this case. You can tell that P.G Kain is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to all of the Commercial related things. I knew nothing about the process that goes into creating a short Commercial, but after reading this book I came away with a pretty good idea of how hectic it must me. I really liked that this story felt real, it was believable in many ways and was just really enjoyable to read.All of the characters also seemed extremely real. I have read several reviews talking about how impressive it is that P.G. Kain was able to portray these young girls so well through his writings. And I have to agree with them, the things Brittany and a lot of the other characters do and say are what I would imagine kids of that age saying and doing under the circumstances in the book. It's just a completely different mindset, you got to realize how old these characters are, especially if you're older because if you don't realize that it can be a little annoying at time. But once you change your mindset, and don't try to use your wits to pick at things the kids say or do throughout the book it turns out to be really enjoyable to follow their stories.The ending was good, I don't really feel like it was a closure or anything. It felt like more of a fun ending, if that makes sense. There is a flow to the book, but it also had a pretty loose plot line in my opinion which I actually found to be really nice. Of course there is a outcome to everything that happens, it just felt like the plot was a lot more open than I am use to. I will be checking out the rest of this series for sure. It really make for a fun read.In the end, I would consider this to be a great book for people that read mainly Young Adult. Granted it's considered to be Middle Grade, which I assume is because of the character age.. It read much more like a light Young Adult novel. I didn't really find myself getting bored, I enjoyed the humor and pretty much everything else the book. So I would say it's well worth checking out, especially if you're looking for something light to read. I picked it up, began reading and just could not put it down. less

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