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Reality boy explores how difficult it is to change someones perspective following fame from a reality tv show. It pulls back the curtain on a system that failed the. Little boy lost a dose of reality, germantown, ohio. How would you feel if a reality tv show barged into your house when you were fiveand it was about you. Reality boy book by a s king 4 available editions half. Oct 31, 20 reality boy is a deeply sad novel, about the lifelong repercussions of a twisted childhood, but it also contains at its core the hope that we can, despite everything, rewrite the tragic scripts of our lives into something more hopeful and promising. His coping mechanism at the time was to defecate in inappropriate places, earning him the infamous nickname the crapper. Gerald the crapper faust has not yet outlived the notoriety he achieved at age 5 by defecating on the kitchen table during their stint on network nanny, a reality television show that edited out most of the truth about his dysfunctional family life. In the end, his story is as much about the lack of reality in reality tv as it is about how a teen can choose to define his own identity rather than letting others define it for him. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Told through the firstperson perspective of gerald faust, a teenage boy who grapples with trauma, the narrative explores geralds childhood abuse and the public spotlight which facilitated it when his family is selected for a reality television series. King once again displays the range of her writing talent. Geralds voice is authentic, and his anger is palpable. King is the author of the highly acclaimed reality boy.
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