This is a squeal to My Life as a Book. Derek loves to skateboard. One day while skating he is discovered by a Hollywood movie agent. The agent gives him a job as a stunt boy for the leading character in a movie. While working the job Derek learns a lot of life lessons. Some of the main themes in ...
The Gospel According to Larry was a book that I found in seventh grade and I constantly return to it, especially when I feel stressed from the constant consumerism that goes on all around me and when I feel like a hermit. It's a book that gives me a sense of people always being able to take back ...
After we register, the camp leaders divide us into groups. Mine is called the Mustangs. The leaders show us where to store our possessions and give us directions to the outdoor work areas. I figure things can’t get any worse until I see a girl filling out her name tag at the registration table. J...
Thoreau’s mantra, “Simplify, simplify,” played endlessly in my head. I’d acted as straightforwardly as possible by calling the proper authorities but hadn’t expected such a negative response. I knew I had to get to the heart of the matter and confront Gus. This strategy might be simple, but I dre...
She tells me I already missed two days this week for filming and insists I go. She’s been incredibly supportive about the fact that I almost killed our monkey; Dad, on the other hand, is using all the discipline he has not to explode like an angry volcano. supportive blockage He places the horse ...
This time around, it wasn’t one person who jumpstarted the campaign; hundreds of people were intrigued by our non-traditional platform and contributed to the cause. Matt Groening and his staff wrote Beth and me into a Simpsons episode seen by millions.68 Jon Stewart and I had a spirited conversat...
Matt’s brother, Jamie, gives us a ride to the skateboard shop in Santa Monica. But the skateboard shop is also the surf shop, and the first person we bump into is Carly’s friend Crash. Is this what my life has come to—days just brimming with people I’d like to avoid? acknowledgment I secretly wat...