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This Is Not the Real World

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by Anna Carey
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Nineties nostalgia takes a dark turn in this thrilling sequel to This Is Not the Jess Show, perfect for readers of We Were Liars and One of Us Is Lying.
Months after Jess escaped from the set of Stuck in the ’90s, the nostalgic reality show she believed was her real life, the teen star is getting to know the outside world for the first time. But she can’t outrun her fictional life forever—or the media empire that owns it.
After Like-Life Productions tracks her down and forces her boyfriend to return to the show, Jess teams up with an underground network fighting to uncover Like-Life’s schemes. To expose the truth, Jess must go back to the set and take Like-Life down from the inside . . . but getting revenge might just cost her everything.

  • Creators

  • Series

    This is Not the Jess Show

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 24, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781683692829

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781683692829
      • File size: 8539 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 820
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2022

      Gr 8 Up-In the sequel to This Is Not the Jess Show, a YA riff on The Truman Show, 18-year-old Jess has escaped from the set of Stuck in the '90s, the reality television show that she unknowingly grew up as the star of. Now aware that it's actually 2037, she's laying low with boyfriend Kipps, 17, at the home of TV-sister Sara Flores and coming to understand facts of the modern world like climate disaster and extreme income inequality. When Kipps is caught and dragged back to the set, Sara reveals to Jess the existence of an online "anti-fandom" comprised of former cast members and viewers dedicated to investigating the wrongdoings of Life-Like Productions. Chief among these concerns is the suspicious disappearance months earlier of the extras' union leader. As the former lead, Jess volunteers to return the set to covertly gather evidence-but quickly realizes LLP is even more dangerous than anyone realized. This title picks up shortly after the events of the first book and continues its thought-provoking exploration of the roles of surveillance, nostalgia, and exploitation in the entertainment industry. It also retains the cinematic quality and strong pacing of the first book while fleshing out many secondary characters' backstories. Kipps and Jess are assumed white, Sara is biracial, and friend Amber is cued as Black. VERDICT Fans of the gripping first installment will clamor for the second. Recommended for purchase where This Is Not the Jess Show is popular.-Elizabeth Giles

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:820
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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