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Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started

A little old for Justin Bieber, the importance of keeping up with who (and what) is popular in the media plays an essential part in our kids world today, not knowing someone like Justin Bieber makes you sound like a fool to any middle school girl. Therefore seeking out material that focused on specific people and getting to know artists like Justin Bieber and other young pop stars and actors, it seemed like the way to go. In 2008 when Justin Bieber was discovered on YouTube by mega pop star, Usher, YouTube became the place to be discovered. He was talented, an instant heartthrob and it was the perfect time for entertainment to turn to the next big thing, Young Stars. What happened was our kids became obsessed with stars like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus and knowing intimate details about their lives, creating a whole culture of the celebrity lifestyle and how to get it. Turning to juvenile biographies, Getting Started opened my eyes to how much the celebrity lifestyle has become of a part of the average American’s tween’s life. This book primarily focuses on Justin Bieber, his rise to fame and life on the road. In a nut shell, it’s expanding the brand ‘Justin Bieber’ and screams self promotion.

      A hundred years ago the American Dream was defined by immigrants coming to America to find a better life and doing whatever it took to provide a happier and healthier life than back at home. It meant time, effort and lots of hard work. In today’s culture and society, we continue to go school, get jobs and continue to become successful. But somehow within the last few decades, the American Dream and success is measured by fame, money and independence. Sure young kids look up to Justin Bieber as a talented artist, hot and a bad boy but he is no Benjamin Franklin, so how is this healthy for our kids to want to aspire to be people like Justin Bieber? This idea of fame and the role it plays in our children’s lives is an important topic to bring to the table. What we see on TV and the news is influential in a family’s home, it’s time to change, it’s time to consider that celebrity lifestyle isn’t the most important thing happening in the world.