Wonderkid

Name: Wonderkid
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Wesley Stace
ISBN: 9781629237015

Author: Wesley Stace

Narrator: Wesley Stace

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Published: 07/22/2014

Categories: Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

Sold-out concerts, screaming fans, TV shows, Number Ones. This is the rock and roll dream, and the Wonderkids are living it. But something's wrong. The gigs are sold out, sure, but the halls are packed with little kids - not sexy hipsters. Edward Lear, the Wonderkids' lead singer, songwriter, and resident mad genius Blake Lear has always written lyrics as silly as they are infectious. Rock and roll has always been for the kids, right? This is why Blake has no objection when the band is offered a deal with the devil: the Wonderkids will be rock stars, adored and revered. The catch? Their audience will be children. The band takes America by storm, and things go very right - until they go very wrong.

About Wesley Stace

Wesley Stace is the author of three widely acclaimed novels. He has released fifteen albums under the name John Wesley Harding and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He is the founder of the Cabinet of Wonders variety show, which can be heard on NPR. He contributes frequently to the New York Times and lives in Philadelphia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madeline

all I can do is describe this as part Almost Famous, part That Thing You Do and part The Family Fang...it started out a bit too pretentiously written for my taste but about page 50, it picked up the pace and became a fairly entertaining read....i'd give it to people who enjoy rock memoirs and consid......more

Goodreads review by Monica

I’ve been a fan of Wesley Stacie’s since he was John Wesley Harding. I’m not sure why it took me so long to read one of his novels—some of my favorite songs of his tell stories, like The Truth, Ordinary Weekend, or even July 13, 1985. It may be that I was just waiting for him to write a rock and rol......more

Goodreads review by Agathafrye

This book was so great. I love books that take a peek inside of the music industry, and this one had a twist of exploring the world of "kindie" bands, aka indie/alternative bands marketed at kids. The story is mostly told from the perspective of Sweet, a foster kid who stumbles (literally, through a......more

Goodreads review by Mark

I've long been a fan of folk singer John Wesley Harding. This is one of several books written under his real name. A slow start made me think he could write songs but not books. I was wrong. Fun and bittersweet story for anyone who wanted to be in a band, and every parent who tried to find music tha......more