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My life as a Youtuber

Janet Tashjian - Author

The story follows Derek’s enthusiasm for making videos with friends alongside his effort to find a reason for Frank to remain with his family a little longer.

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"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?"--Provided by publisher.

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Online videos· ExplainedCreative work· Explained

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Family disruption

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

online videoscreative work

FictionNovel

Themes in Context

Making videos

Derek and his friends begin a web series after joining a school video-making class; he finds that achieving YouTube stardom takes work.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The plot presents making videos as an activity that takes effort, rather than an effortless route to fame.

Talk about: What parts of making a video might take more work than Derek first expects?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

It offers a child-centred fictional look at creating online videos, with friendship and caring for a foster animal also part of the story.

What Deserves Attention

Frank’s planned move to monkey college creates a possible separation from the family; consider whether that change might feel significant to your reader.

A Conversation Worth Having

If Derek’s video project and his wish to keep Frank overlap, what choices do you think he should weigh?

Reading Approach

You could read together and pause to compare what Derek expects from making videos with the work he discovers it involves.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Making videos: The story’s treatment of online attention, privacy and the effects of posting videos is not established.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Making videos

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