The Brightsiders
May 2018 · Macmillan + ORM
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A teen rockstar must navigate family, love, coming out, and life in the spotlight after the tabloids label her a trainwreck in this dramatic novel.
As a rock star drummer, Emmy King’s life should be perfect. Her band, the Brightsiders, is a hit and all their dreams should be coming true. But there’s nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a celebrity crash and burn. When a night of partying lands Emmy in the hospital, she’s branded the latest tabloid trainwreck.
Luckily, Emmy has her friends and bandmates, including the super-swoonworthy Alfie, to help her pick up the pieces of her life. She knows hooking up with a band member is exactly the kind of trouble she should be avoiding, and yet Emmy and Alfie Just. Keep. Kissing.
Will the inevitable fallout turn her into a clickbait scandal (again)? Or will she find the strength to stand on her own?
Praise for The Brightsiders
“The author adeptly captures the essence and confusion that young people may go through when trying to figure out their identities. This inclusive romance features multiple LGBTQ+ protagonists . . . High drama and romance.” —School Library Journal
“Wilde exchanges fandom for music here, but the characters and relationships she creates are every bit as strong.” —Booklist Online
As a rock star drummer, Emmy King’s life should be perfect. Her band, the Brightsiders, is a hit and all their dreams should be coming true. But there’s nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a celebrity crash and burn. When a night of partying lands Emmy in the hospital, she’s branded the latest tabloid trainwreck.
Luckily, Emmy has her friends and bandmates, including the super-swoonworthy Alfie, to help her pick up the pieces of her life. She knows hooking up with a band member is exactly the kind of trouble she should be avoiding, and yet Emmy and Alfie Just. Keep. Kissing.
Will the inevitable fallout turn her into a clickbait scandal (again)? Or will she find the strength to stand on her own?
Praise for The Brightsiders
“The author adeptly captures the essence and confusion that young people may go through when trying to figure out their identities. This inclusive romance features multiple LGBTQ+ protagonists . . . High drama and romance.” —School Library Journal
“Wilde exchanges fandom for music here, but the characters and relationships she creates are every bit as strong.” —Booklist Online
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About the author
Jen Wilde is a writer, geek and fangirl with a penchant for coffee, books and pugs. She writes YA stories about zombies (AS THEY RISE), witches (ECHO OF THE WITCH), fangirls (QUEENS OF GEEK), and rockstars (THE BRIGHTSIDERS). Her debut series reached over three million reads online and became an Amazon bestseller.
Born and raised in Australia, she splits her time between Melbourne and New York. When she’s not writing, Jen loves binge-watching her favorite shows on Netflix, eating pizza, traveling to far away places and going to conventions in Marty McFly cosplay.
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