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41) Neon empire
Author
Publisher
California Coldblood Books, an imprint of Rare Bird Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In a state-of-the-art city where social media drives every aspect of the economy, a has-been Hollywood director and an investigative journalist race to uncover the relationship between a rising tide of violence and corporate corruption. Bold, colorful, and dangerously seductive, Eutopia is a new breed of hi-tech city. Rising out of the American desert, it's a real-world manifestation of a social media network where fame-hungry desperados compete...
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant and darkly funny story of a friendship and its unraveling, and a powerful examination on the disruptive impact of social media on our lives. Once an ambitious and promising student at an elite university in Paris, Maia is now 26, living in Milan, and stuck in a dead-end job at a cafe and a dysfunctional relationship with an older man. Until one day her life seems to change: thanks to a friend's recommendation, and despite not knowing...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"He's a shy haiku writer who wears headphones to keep people at a distance. She's a streamer who always hides behind a mask. After their worlds suddenly collide, these two strangers find themselves sharing secrets they've been desperate to keep underwraps. Even though their methods of self-expression couldn't be more different, they'll find they understand each other better than they ever expected..."--
44) Sigue mi ritmo
Author
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Crystal Chen, influencer de fitness y chica curvy, ha basado su carrera en romper estereotipos, combatir la gordofobia e ignorar a los trolls. Pero tras su última ruptura, ya no tiene ganas de aguantar a los hombres, así que busca consuelo en el gimnasio, su lugar seguro. Aquí entra en escena Scott Ritchie, bombero y ladrón del material deportivo favorito de Crystal. Las chispas saltan entre estos enemigos ultra competitivos mientras luchan por...
45) We'll never tell
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
While investigating an infamous Hollywood murder mystery for their final YouTube episode, four teenagers visit the scene of the crime, but one does not come out alive, leaving the others to solve crimes old and new -- or die trying.
No one at Hollywood High knows who's behind We'll Never Tell -- a viral YouTube channel where the anonymous creators trespass behind the scenes of LA's most intriguing locales. The team includes CASEY, quiet researcher...
Series
Bocchi the rock! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hitori Gotoh just wants to be popular, but the thought of interacting with her classmates makes her fall to pieces. Her solution-become a rock legend so cool that people approach her instead! However, while spending all of middle school in her closet shredding on the guitar may have earned her anonymous internet fame, it did nothing for her social skills. Now a high schooler, Hitori's feeling ready to shrivel up and die-when she gets a sudden request...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sunny Randall's newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails--a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake's manager, Bethany, to protect him and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies and schemes...and ties to a dangerous criminal scene....
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Sadako is destined to bring death and despair to anyone who's fallen under her curse. One day, as Sadako goes to claim her next victim, she meets another girl named Sadako. Sadako-chan is a precocious young child who's eager to help Sadako-san adjust to the modern era- no more climbing out of TVs, it's all about YouTube now! With help from her new friend, can Sadako finally move on from her tragic past? A hilarious manga featuring one of horror's...
Author
Publisher
Tête première
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
"Kim Delorme fait la découverte des mukbangs, ces spectacles alimentaires numériques où l'on consomme d'énormes quantités de nourriture. Elle décide d'en faire sa carrière et de détrôner la célèbre mukbangeuse Misha Faïtas. Un incident mettra un frein à l'ascension de Kim en plus de générer une onde de choc dans son entourage. Au fil de l'intrigue, à l'humour grinçant et aux détours insolites, un portrait de société dérangeant...
50) Tag, you're dead
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old social media influencer Anton starts a livestreamed and high-stakes game of Tag to find a new assistant, but four contestants have ulterior motives.
51) The island
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A visit to a private amusement park is the trip of a lifetime for a group of teen influencers, until they learn that getting off the island alive is not part of the plan.
Jagged Island: a private amusement park for the very rich-- or the very influential. Liam, James, Will, Ava, Harper, and Paisley are social media influencers with millions of followers. They have been invited for an exclusive weekend before the park opens: they'll make posts and...
Author
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Witch in the Well is a dark Norwegian thriller from Camilla Bruce, author of You Let Me In. When two former friends reunite after decades apart, their grudges, flawed ambitions, and shared obsession swirl into an all-too-real echo of a terrible town legend. Centuries ago, beautiful young Ilsbeth Clark was accused of witchcraft after several children disappeared. Her acquittal did nothing to stop her fellow townsfolk from drowning her in the well...
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