My Life as a Youtuber
My Life as a Youtuber

My Life as a Youtuber

Written by Janet Tashjian & illustrated by Jake Tashjian
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8 - 12
Reading age
272
Page count
101
Words per page
870L
Lexile measure
Apr 3, 2018
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Book 7 of the much-loved My Life series that has the irrepressible Derek Fallon starting his own Youtube web series! Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school—an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek can’t wait to create his own Youtube web series. But he soon realizes Youtube stardom is a lot of work. On top of that, it’s time for his foster monkey Frank to go to monkey college so Derek must scramble to find a reason for Frank to stay with his family—if only a little while longer. Can Derek solve both problems at once? What if Frank became a part of Derek’s Youtube videos? Here’s another funny and thoughtful novel in the series that centers around most every tween today’s pastime—Youtube! A Christy Ottaviano Book

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      Author
      Janet Tashjian

      Janet Tashjian is the author of the popular My Life series including My Life as a Book, My Life as a Stuntboy, My Life as a Cartoonist, My Life as a Joke, My Life as a Gamer, and My Life as a Ninja, as well as Sticker Girl and the Einstein the Class Hamster series, illustrated by her son, Jake Tashjian. Jake and Janet live in Studio City, California.

      Illustrator
      Jake Tashjian

      Jake Tashjian is the illustrator for the My Life As a…series, including My Life As a Ninja and My Life As a YouTuber. Jake also created and illustrated the Einstein the Class Hamster series. He collaborates on his novels with his mother, author Janet Tashjian. He has also illustrated several books for the author P.T. Evans.Fun fact: Jake is a visual learner. When Jake was in elementary school, he used to draw his vocabulary words on index cards. This later became the inspiration for the main character, Derek, in the My Life As series. In 2016 Jake co-founded Workshop 2.0, a non-profit foundation to train and hire other young artists on the Autism Spectrum.Jake grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is an avid surfer and filmmaker.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781627798921
    Publication Date
    April 3, 2018
    Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
    Original Publication Date
    April 3, 2018
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    101
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2017945044
    Lexile® Level
    870L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    194561
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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