Childrens

My Life as a Youtuber

My Life as a Youtuber

  • Downloads：1315
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-08-31 06:55:04
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Janet Tashjian
  • ISBN：1250233674
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

My Life as a Youtuber is the seventh book in Janet Tashjian's much-loved My Life series--illustrated by Jake Tashjian--featuring 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！

Christy Ottaviano Books

Download

Reviews

Jonathan ，

If you like youtube this is a great book。

Shendel Haimes ，

Derek watches YouTube videos all the time。 His foster monkey Frank loves eating ketchup。 Derek decides to make him a YouTube star。 What will happen？ LOLhttps://youtu。be/8oQoCd-hTd4 Derek watches YouTube videos all the time。 His foster monkey Frank loves eating ketchup。 Derek decides to make him a YouTube star。 What will happen？ LOLhttps://youtu。be/8oQoCd-hTd4 。。。more

Anne ，

I think this would be fun to do as a read-aloud。 A chapter or two every time you meet with your class。 I'd probably start with no younger than 3rd grader。It will probably appeal to many students as so many of them are into the world of YouTube。One line I really liked from the book that would make a great talking point:"But looking at YouTube from the point of view of a CREATOR versus a VIEWER is gigantic。"I didn't finish reading the whole book， but it was tolerable to read as an adult。It also ha I think this would be fun to do as a read-aloud。 A chapter or two every time you meet with your class。 I'd probably start with no younger than 3rd grader。It will probably appeal to many students as so many of them are into the world of YouTube。One line I really liked from the book that would make a great talking point:"But looking at YouTube from the point of view of a CREATOR versus a VIEWER is gigantic。"I didn't finish reading the whole book， but it was tolerable to read as an adult。It also has tiny sketch drawings along the sides of all the pages that are used to define words kids may not be familiar with。 。。。more

Ella Goehring ，

My Life as a Youtuber is a book with an exciting plot and different from other books i've read in the past。 The author， Janet Tashjian， took a normal boy from seventh-grade and turned it into an exciting plot any person would love to read。 I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about reading it。 The author uses words such as guffaw and dexterity， which you do not see often in novels。 This let me expand my vocabulary with words people don't normally say on a daily。 This book made me sto My Life as a Youtuber is a book with an exciting plot and different from other books i've read in the past。 The author， Janet Tashjian， took a normal boy from seventh-grade and turned it into an exciting plot any person would love to read。 I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about reading it。 The author uses words such as guffaw and dexterity， which you do not see often in novels。 This let me expand my vocabulary with words people don't normally say on a daily。 This book made me stop and look up words I have never seen before。 She also helped with my understanding of new words by making small illustrations of the words on the side of the page。 It gave me an even better understanding， so now I can use these words in my life。 This book is different than other books because you feel like you are apart of Derek， the main characters， life。 The story is told in his perspective and we get to hear his thoughts and see his perspective on the situations he is in。 For example， Derek gets laughed at in the middle of class because a short film he made was not up to par with the other students。 I felt sorry for Derek and I could almost feel his embarrassment through the words Janet used。 In conclusion， this book is exciting and very well written， with in her choice of words。 If you looking to go through the predicaments that Derek goes through while in middle school， this book is one-hundred percent for you。 I recommend this book for everyone！ 。。。more

Tami ，

I originally read the first three My Life series in 2013 because my then 9-year-old daughter read them， enjoyed them and recommended them to me。 I recently picked up My Life as a Youtuber （#7 in the series） on a lark at the library， curious to see how the series was doing。 I was pleased to discover that the story still reflects the positive aspects of my first impressions of the series: （1） fun， easy read; and （2） hijinks that culminate in a new insight for Derek on who he wants to be as a perso I originally read the first three My Life series in 2013 because my then 9-year-old daughter read them， enjoyed them and recommended them to me。 I recently picked up My Life as a Youtuber （#7 in the series） on a lark at the library， curious to see how the series was doing。 I was pleased to discover that the story still reflects the positive aspects of my first impressions of the series: （1） fun， easy read; and （2） hijinks that culminate in a new insight for Derek on who he wants to be as a person。All the books are narrated by Derek。 Derek is your average 12-year-old boy。 He is basically kind， has a good heart， dreads school at the end of summer vacation and often lacks the ability to project the negative consequences of his imaginative， sometimes well-intentioned， plans。 In this installment Derek is excited to take a new extra-curricular class on making youtube videos from a local comedian who successfully runs his own youtube channel。Derek experiments with some different ideas and techniques in order to create his own youtube videos。 In the process he and his friends discover both the dangers and the realities of posting any creative work online。 When Derek chooses to produce several videos that violate the ethical rules and standards he's been given in order to boost his viewer and subscriber numbers there are life-changing consequences。This storyline uses young people's （especially tweenagers'） fascination with and desire to become famous youtubers as its foundation， making the story immediately accessible to readers in 3rd - 5th grade。 I appreciate the fact that the author allows Derek to make some common 12-year-old mistakes along his journey to misguided youtube aspirations and allows there to be natural consequences for those mistakes。 Derek's experience clearly illustrates the responsibility inherent in posting material on the internet without being preachy to the reader。 I also like the fact that Derek's parents hold him accountable for his choices while remaining supportive of his overall growth as he moves through dealing with the consequences， gaining insight into how his choices can affect others。The only thing that was somewhat disappointing for me was that Jake Tashjian's illustrations of words in the margins aren't really effective in this story。 In the first three books of the series these illustrations added another dimension to the story without detracting from it。 That is not the case in #7。 They add nothing to the characters or the plot in this installment。My Life as a Youtuber is a worthwhile addition to the My Life series。 This is a great choice for middle-elementary-age readers。 Using it as a read-aloud at home or in the classroom could also provide a perfect springboard for discussions about youtube and the internet。 In my personal experience， having these kinds of important discussions as part of 'story' has a higher likelihood of taking root in a young person's consciousness than when it is done in the context of delivering 'rules。' 。。。more

Asmerra ，

i think that the main character will win the prize for the youtube class。

LS Schulz ，

Both of my boys enjoyed this book。 There was a particular section in the book that upset one of my sons because it reminded him of something that had recently happened to him。 Both boys were a little put off by the singular mention of a couple of famous （now infamous） YouTube celebrities。 Overall， though， they were entertained and want to continue to read other books in this series。 （My youngest son also enjoys the vocabulary doodles in the margins and often tries to come up with other ways he t Both of my boys enjoyed this book。 There was a particular section in the book that upset one of my sons because it reminded him of something that had recently happened to him。 Both boys were a little put off by the singular mention of a couple of famous （now infamous） YouTube celebrities。 Overall， though， they were entertained and want to continue to read other books in this series。 （My youngest son also enjoys the vocabulary doodles in the margins and often tries to come up with other ways he thinks the word could be illustrated。） 。。。more

Davian ，

I really liked because it showed how hard it would be to run a Youtube channel and the sacrafices you have to make

Derex ，

its great

Matthew ，

I didn't really like this book because I believe this book is more for kids as the humour in this book didn't really match mine。 And I sort of forced myself to finish it。 I didn't really like this book because I believe this book is more for kids as the humour in this book didn't really match mine。 And I sort of forced myself to finish it。 。。。more

Janessa ，

Once again， very cute book。 I love how the book shows that Derek makes a mistake but he can learn from it。 My son loved this one and scored another 100% on his AR test！！！

38638 ，

hi

Ramsey ，

Even though the protagonist makes bad decisions he still works hard to be the best in his YouTube class。 😊

Tracy Bailey ，

I love this series for my students who say they aren't readers。 This isn't my favorite from the series， but my students will still enjoy。 I love this series for my students who say they aren't readers。 This isn't my favorite from the series， but my students will still enjoy。 。。。more

Cadence ，

The first couple chapters were boring then i really liked the book

HazelC ，

It is very interesting and easy to read it also has lots of small pictures for words you might not know ， but it can get a bit boring after a while

:Daria ，

I feel like this book could have added more。 Maybe if I’d read the other books in order， I would’ve understood more。 But the main character seemed “prideful， cocky， jealous， greedy， and disrespectful” anyways， the ending could’ve ended way better。 I was icky when reading the first quarter of the book- I still felt the same reading the middle。 Then the ending made me feel worse。

Brenda ，

If you have a reluctant reader who loves adventures and you tube they will love this book。 It’s all middle school and easy to read for kids with dyslexia and other challenges。 I am now hooked on Derek and his adventures。 I say ages 10 to 14。

Serenity ，

I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*I will admit， I have never read one of these books。 I had looked at the covers and thought they were probably fun but silly。 I am so glad I decided to pick this one up。 I really enjoyed this read。 Derek is a likable kid who makes mistakes and goes through some trials。 But he learns and grows， and his family and friends are portrayed pretty realistically。 This is essentially a slice-of-life， contemp I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*I will admit， I have never read one of these books。 I had looked at the covers and thought they were probably fun but silly。 I am so glad I decided to pick this one up。 I really enjoyed this read。 Derek is a likable kid who makes mistakes and goes through some trials。 But he learns and grows， and his family and friends are portrayed pretty realistically。 This is essentially a slice-of-life， contemporary realistic fiction。 My kids have been excited to see it in my TBR pile at school， and I know they'll be happy I'm adding it to the collection now that I've finished。 I will definitely be adding more， as well。 。。。more

Annika Lehr-Bryant ，

-“I knew it was wrong but I did it anyway，” I admit。 “Like those people you warned us about， doing anything for more views。”-“Finding that fine line of connecting with people without chasing your own tail is what this is all about。”This book。 Was so adorable！ I loved Derek as a character。 He’s always well intentioned， never meaning to do the stupid things he does， it just happens anyway。 There are so many scenes that highlight this， like Derek constantly standing up for Carly when she was upset -“I knew it was wrong but I did it anyway，” I admit。 “Like those people you warned us about， doing anything for more views。”-“Finding that fine line of connecting with people without chasing your own tail is what this is all about。”This book。 Was so adorable！ I loved Derek as a character。 He’s always well intentioned， never meaning to do the stupid things he does， it just happens anyway。 There are so many scenes that highlight this， like Derek constantly standing up for Carly when she was upset about getting braces。 He’s really loyal to his friends， which is such a redeeming quality because even when he does dumb stuff to them you know it wasn’t intentional and didn’t get frustrated with him。 The message of this book was really， really well thought-out。 I loved just how much these obviously adults writing this knew about YouTube and what it takes to make a YouTube video。 The main point of the book was that if you’re going to make a channel， to a。） make something original and relatable， and b。） make sure that you stay real and don’t just do it for the views。 There are so many Youtubers nowadays that highlight the importance of this， namely Jake and Logan Paul and Ricegum that I can think of off the top of my head。 Yes， these are three of the biggest creators on the platform， but they’ve all done sooooo much stupid shit that now everyone hates them。 Especially Logan， he says that the reason the suicide forest incident happened was because all he thinks about is “upload content， upload content， all day every day。” He doesn’t actually stop to think about what he’s doing as long as it gets him views， and look where it lead him。 I feel like this is a really good book for its target demographic to read。 If a kid who wanted to be a Youtuber read this and realizes “oh shit， it’s actually a lot of hard work， and even if I put a lot of effort into it， it’ll take forever to gain any sort of following，” that might put into perspective how they want to start their channel， and hat to me is really important。 A round of applause for the authors。 。。。more

Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* ，

Cross-posted from Kiss the Book reviewer's personal Goodreads accountTashjian， Janet My Life as a YouTuber， cartoons by Jake Tashjian， 248 pages。 Henry Holt （Macmillan）， 2018。 $14。 Language: G （0 swears 0 'f'） Mature Content: G; Violence: G。MS-ESSENTIAL Derek and Matt have enrolled in an after school elective。 Their favorite local YouTuber is teaching them how to record， edit and enhance their videos and then how to post them。 Derek is determined to be the student with the most views， but he kee Cross-posted from Kiss the Book reviewer's personal Goodreads accountTashjian， Janet My Life as a YouTuber， cartoons by Jake Tashjian， 248 pages。 Henry Holt （Macmillan）， 2018。 $14。 Language: G （0 swears 0 'f'） Mature Content: G; Violence: G。MS-ESSENTIAL Derek and Matt have enrolled in an after school elective。 Their favorite local YouTuber is teaching them how to record， edit and enhance their videos and then how to post them。 Derek is determined to be the student with the most views， but he keeps making dumb decisions about content。 Wait， he has a monkey！ Everyone loves monkey youTubes - but both his parents have forbidden him to use Frank as his subject。 This is book 7 in the series， and can stand alone， but of course it's more fun if you've read the others。 This book is perfect for the kids looking for other books like Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants。 The stick figure drawing of "vocabulary words" never gets old。 Your middle school library should have the whole series！ Lisa Librarianhttps://kissthebook。blogspot。com/2018。。。 。。。more

Lisa ，

Derek and Matt have enrolled in an after school elective。 Their favorite local YouTuber is teaching them how to record， edit and enhance their videos and then how to post them。 Derek is determined to be the student with the most views， but he keeps making dumb decisions about content。 Wait， he has a monkey！ Everyone loves monkey youTubes - but both his parents have forbidden him to use Frank as his subject。 This is book 7 in the series， and can stand alone， but of course it's more fun if you've Derek and Matt have enrolled in an after school elective。 Their favorite local YouTuber is teaching them how to record， edit and enhance their videos and then how to post them。 Derek is determined to be the student with the most views， but he keeps making dumb decisions about content。 Wait， he has a monkey！ Everyone loves monkey youTubes - but both his parents have forbidden him to use Frank as his subject。 This is book 7 in the series， and can stand alone， but of course it's more fun if you've read the others。 This book is perfect for the kids looking for other books like Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants。 The stick figure drawing of "vocabulary words" never gets old。 Your middle school library should have the whole series！ Cross posted to http://kissthebook。blogspot。com CHECK IT OUT！ 。。。more

Barbara ，

In the seventh title in this popular intermediate/middle grade series， Derek Fallon is chosen for an elective class that most folks would love to take。 He and some of his friends work with their teacher Mr。 Ennis in creating their own YouTube channels， in hopes of possibly gaining fame and fortune。 But Mr。 Ennis throws a complication into their plans since he decides that he won't accept group projects， and the students must come up with their own ideas。 Surprisingly， Carly， with her honest prog In the seventh title in this popular intermediate/middle grade series， Derek Fallon is chosen for an elective class that most folks would love to take。 He and some of his friends work with their teacher Mr。 Ennis in creating their own YouTube channels， in hopes of possibly gaining fame and fortune。 But Mr。 Ennis throws a complication into their plans since he decides that he won't accept group projects， and the students must come up with their own ideas。 Surprisingly， Carly， with her honest programs sharing her worries about her braces and her imperfections， and Umberto， whose channel features videos about the challenges he faces as the result of his physical disabilities， are the students whose work gains attention。 Derek has high ambitions， but he feels limited by his teacher's restrictions and his parents' reminder not to use Frank， the monkey who has been staying with the family， in any videos。 When his first ideas for the YouTube channel flop， Derek messes up and tapes several videos of Frank desperately trying to find and consume what looks like hot sauce but is actually ketchup。 He gets plenty of views and some attention， but eventually he goes down in flames， and the ending isn't very nice for him since it costs him a great deal。 What I like about this book and this series is how imperfect Derek is。 He means well， but he often gets tangled up along the way。 The line drawings depicting various words also add to the book's charms。 Ultimately， Derek's life as a YouTuber is less than satisfying， but it surely was fun to read about。 。。。more

Cynthia ，

Enjoyed this installment in the series！ Through Derek’s mistakes/errors in judgement， it teaches good lessons。

John ，

A sweet story about friendship， responsibility， and the philosophy of YouTube。 :）

Caleb ，

yay！！！！！！！！ I love youtube and I am a youtuber。 this book was good。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=My Life as a Youtuber

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=My Life as a Youtuber&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,My Life as a Youtuber&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0