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The Famoux

by Kassandra Tate
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Fame can be deadly.

Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction.

Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux—they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes.

Because behind their perfect image lies an ugly truth—an anonymous stalker has been dictating the Famoux's every move, and being popular really is a matter of life or death.

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    January 19, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781989365540

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      • ISBN: 9781989365540
      • File size: 1132 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 11, 2020

      Gr 8 Up-Lingering radiation in Emilee Laurence's postapocalyptic home of Eldae has caused mutations in the populace-for instance, all the children born in the same year have eyes that are the same color. But Emilee was born with her mother's unusual light blue eyes instead. Emilee is devastated when her mother disappears, leaving the family in shambles. To survive the bullying and the difficult two years since, she turns to the Famoux, a group of the world's top celebrities who star in their own reality TV series. After a fight with her sister, Emilee flees home straight into a seemingly chance encounter with the Famoux's manager. Suddenly, Emilee's life, face, and even body are transformed. Catapulted into fame as the newest member, "Emeray Essence" barely has time to meet the rest of the Famoux before she discovers the deadly game controlling all of them-a game that took the life of the cast member "Emeray" replaced. While this is not the most original dystopian novel-it owes much to its predecessors, including The Hunger Games and Scott Westerfeld's Uglies-the story draws readers in with an ever-expanding mystery and a healthy dose of fantasy wish fulfillment. The convoluted lives of the Famoux celebrities are tangled up in a life and death struggle that adds thrilling stakes to the teen soap opera. Only Emilee's eyes and brown hair are described, and the Famoux have various skin tones. VERDICT The cliff-hanger will leave readers wanting more, making this book a worthwhile purchase.-Aaren Tucker, Univ. of Illinois

      Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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