Name: The Gospel According to Larry
ISBN: 9781484432327

Janet Tashjian

After creating a controversial and hugely popular website, teenager Josh Swensen becomes trapped inside his brilliant creation and must find a way to remain anonymous.

The Gospel According to Larry

Recipe for Pop Culture Disaster:Mix one hyperactive seventeen-year-old searching for the meaning of life with one culture-bashing website, a media frenzy, a change-the-world rock concert and enough celebrity worship to canonize Pricess Di. Bake at 350 degrees for teen's senior year. Garnish with one frightening, inevitable choice.Serves millions.This is THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LARRY - told through the journal of 17-yr-old, Josh Swensen. Josh is bright, articulate, idealistic, and in love with Beth - the girl next door and his best friend since sixth grade. Afraid to declare himself he pours his energy into a clever website, through which his alter ego, Larry, advocates introspection, tolerance and anitconsumerism. Beth adores Larry, as do thousands of other teens and adults across the nation. Josh finds himself faced with a new problem - when and how does he reveal Larry's true identity to Beth? Also, all of his best intentions become subverted as more people embrace Larry's values and a media circus ensues as Josh's identity is revealed.

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Thalia Carruthers

Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a Web site that is receiving national attention.

The Gospel According to Larry

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