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So You Wanna Be A Pop Star?

A Choices Novel
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So You Wanna Be A Pop Star? is an interactive young adult novel where readers take on the role of a contestant in a high-stakes singing competition. Through a series of choices, you navigate challenges, friendships, and rivalries, all while striving to become the next pop sensation. Your decisions shape your journey, influencing both your career path and personal relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the glamorous and challenging journey of becoming a pop star. It offers an interactive experience where your choices shape the path through the highs and lows of the music industry. Perfect for young adults who love engaging stories and making impactful decisions.

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So You Wanna Be A Pop Star?

The next book in our unique interactive fiction format, an upbeat and playful YA following two queer teens on their journey to music stardom as part of a new pop supergroup, perfect for fans of Can't Take That Away and K-Pop Confidential.

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Ever wonder what it's like to be in a pop supergroup? Well, now you can!

Everly, Vinny, and their groupmates Dea, CeCe, and Stern can create musical magic. The only problem is that they have been competing against each other in a reality singing competition show for weeks. They all had their own hopes, dreams, and relationships with each other, which have made things... complicated. So, they aren't expecting their group performance on the final night of the competition to become a viral hit.

Then, in an unexpected twist, the show decides the record deal isn't going to be for one winner—it's going to all five of them as a new supergroup! Everly and Vinny's musical dreams are now tied to this band—and to their other groupmates. Will they manage to find a way to come together before their big first concert, or will their differences rip them apart and leave them as one-hit wonders? The choices are yours to make!

With alternating chapters featuring the point-of-views of Everly and Vinny, readers move forward through the plot by making a combination of character-focused and plot-focused decisions. These choices will offer different possible regular and romantic endings, encouraging readers to go back and reread. The story also incorporates the characters' different genres of music and musician styles (singer-songwriter/pop diva queen) in unique ways to shape the available choices.

So You Wanna Be A Pop Star? puts a playful emphasis on personal interpretations, offering readers an opportunity to build their own song-list or discover what kind of musician they might be in this universe based on their choices.

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So You Wanna Be A Pop Star? by Zachary Sergi is praised for its choose-your-own-adventure format, allowing readers to explore realistic topics like body positivity, industry pressures, and social media's dual nature. Critics commend its engaging, interactive storytelling and the balance of fun and insight, comparing it favourably to a compelling pop song. The narrative supports multiple read-throughs, enhancing enjoyment as readers guide characters through the glamorous yet challenging world of pop superstardom.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762480821

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Kids

Illustration: 1 color chapter opener art throughout

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Zachary Sergi is a queer author of Interactive Fiction, including his print debut Major Detours as well as the digital Heroes Rise, Versus, and Fortune The Fated series. Zachary was raised in Manhattan, studied Creative Writing at Regis High School and the University of Pennsylvania, and now lives in Los Angeles with his husband, where he also writes for television. Learn more at zacharysergi.com or by following @zacharysergi on Twitter/TikTok or @zacharysergiwriter on Instagram.

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