Denver Public Library: Teens: Entertainment/media

Movie and TV Books and Links

Fiction
	Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci Feeling alienated from everyone around her, Los Angeles high school senior and cinephile Victoria Denton hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.
	Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block In search of material for a screenplay they are developing, seventeen-year-old Violet and her new friend Claire try to make life a movie as they chase their dreams through dangerously beautiful Los Angeles.
	The Black Sheep by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop quickly regrets her rash decision to write to a new reality television show when she finds herself in Monterey, California, living with a large family of activists rather than in a Manhattan apartment with her uptight, money-oriented parents.
	Split Screen by Brent Hartinger Two books in one tell of sixteen-year-old friends Russel, who is gay, and Min, who is bisexual, as they face separate romantic troubles while working as extras on the set of a horror movie.
	Notes from the Teenage Underground by Simmone Howell Seventeen-year-old film buff Gem sets out to make an underground movie with her friends Lo and Mira, but discovers much about her own life in the process.
	Theodora Twist: A Novel by Melissa Senate Sixteen-year-old starlet Theodora Twist and high school sophomore Emily Stewart discover just how much they have in common during the filming of a reality television show.
	Confessions of a Hollywood Star by Dyan Sheldon Upon learning at the end of her senior year of high school that a Hollywood film is being made in her hometown, Lola stops at nothing to get a part and upstage her nemesis, Carla Santini.

Nonfiction
	James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by Alastair Dougall Text, artwork and photographs examine the James Bond character from the 007 films, describing his spy missions, gadgets, vehicles, enemies and allies.
	Big Fat Paycheck: A Young Person's Guide to Writing for the Movies by Colton Lawrence If you don't have family connections and don't want to depend on luck alone, the best shot you have at hitting the screenwriting jackpot is to write a kick-butt screenplay. Filled with quirky black-and-white illustrations and accessible, easy-to-understand guidance, author Colton Lawrence gives readers the rules on scriptwriting and how to sell their screenplay to Hollywood.
	Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic by Ron Miller The history and techniques of film, from the beginning of cinema to the current digital era, are explained.
	Digital Filmmaking 101 by Dale Newton & John Gaspard Reveals the secrets of making professional-quality digital moviemaking on ultra-low budgets.

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