Satellite Down, Rob Thomas
Satellite Down, Rob Thomas
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Satellite Down

Author: Rob Thomas

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/18/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

High school senior Patrick Sheridan has the job of his dreams. He's left his small Texas town for Los Angeles, where he's a television reporter on Classroom Direct. As his face is beamed into schools across the country, Patrick becomes a celebrity. The pay is great, his wardrobe is lavish, and soon Patrick's mailbox overflows with fan mail. But the others on the show are jaded. Girlfriend and best buddy are a thousand miles away. As Patrick grows less sure of who he is, or wants to be, an assignment in Ireland offers him a chance to find out. Rob Thomas, award-winning author of Rats Saw God, worked for a news program much like Classroom Direct. He taught high school journalism for five years and is now a writer for commercial television. In Satellite Down, this talented writer gives young adults an unflinching look at growing up in the spotlight.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on May 15, 2008

This book was really solid most of the way through - a story about a high school kid with a dream to become a hard-hitting journalist, who has his dreams crushed and his self-image distorted when confronted with reality. And all written in the great style of Rob Thomas, the creator of Veronica Mars.......more

Goodreads review by Bryn on July 31, 2012

I'm conflicted about this book. It's definitely raw and unplugged - Thomas holds nothing back. I wasn't bothered by the L.A. debauchery, but the upheaval in the main character's family did get a little unreal and somewhat soap opera-ish. I think what I'm most hung up about was how the story ended, a......more

Goodreads review by Sunil on January 15, 2012

Satellite Down has a lot of potential, what with the parental conflicts and the exotic Hollywood setting. And Patrick is an interesting main character, in that he's a good stand-in for the audience as he discovers the ins and outs of Hollywood and Classroom Direct, the news show he gets to work on.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 23, 2010

Like Rats Saw God, it's primary settings are Texas and California. My girlfriend says that a lot of male YA books seem to have a bit of teenage boy fantasy to them. "I couldn't really hook up with girls in high school, so I'll write about a guy who does"- that kind of thing. There is a little of tha......more

Goodreads review by Sean on June 08, 2020

Realistic fiction, about the trials and tribulations of a small-town Texas teen who moves to Los Angeles to be an anchor on Classroom Direct, a nationally distributed news program for teens broadcast in schools (sort of like Channel One). Except for a third-act plot twist, this is my favorite of Tho......more