Gone Viral

By Gary Soto

Two friends go viral with silent music, becoming unlikely rock stars.

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288 pages

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Jason and Sean, bored middle schoolers, stumble upon a silent music idea that catapults them to unexpected fame. As their non-songs go viral, they embark on a whirlwind adventure with a cockatiel translator and a young talent agent. Amidst the chaos of international stardom, they inadvertently spread mindfulness and learn that while fame is fleeting, friendship endures. Will their silent act continue to captivate the world, or will the noise of fame drown out their bond?

From the publisher

For fans of the Legendary Alston Boys, an uproarious contemporary adventure story with a dash of fantasy about two friends who start a non-singing duo, go viral, and become unlikely international rock stars, bringing mindfulness to the middle school masses.At Visalia Middle School, nothing exciting ever happens. For Jason and Sean, eating candy at recess and dreaming of a future filled with fame and fortune is usually the highlight of their day. But when Sean stumbles across a video of a composer’s deliberately silent performance piece, the boys come up with an idea for a musical act that performs non-songs. And when a video of their first concert goes viral, the duo suddenly finds their dreams of stardom coming true–despite their lack of any musical talent.Soon they’re off on a globe-trotting adventure where, with the help of a cockatiel translator and an eleven-year-old talent agent, they unintentionally popularize the concept of quiet mindfulness and discover that fame can be fickle, but friendship is forever.

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