As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
240 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| November, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-228117-3$21.99
(4)
4-6
The seventeen-year-old Australian musician humbly describes his life thus far, including his past as a competitive swimmer, his close relationship with his family, and what it's like to play concerts around the world ("Touring with Justin Bieber was a dope experience"). The book's text is repetitive and cliché-ridden, but there are certainly enough photos of this "surf-isticated" star to gratify fans.