Dreaming Out Loud

by Baby Ariel

Overview

Musical.ly megastar and recording artist Baby Ariel tells the inspiring story behind her empire of more than 35 million fans. Full of revealing personal anecdotes, advice, doodles, and never-before-seen photos! 

Ariel is all about opening up and being goofy, funny, and completely herself. In her debut book, she talks about every step of her amazing journey: from the good (like being on the cover of Billboard, filming music videos for her original songs, and meeting her amazing fans) to the bad (like overcoming anxiety, handling breakups, and dealing with haters and bullies).  

Through it all, Ariel has learned one important lesson that she wants her fans to learn, too: You gotta be you, babies.

Fierce, funny, and real, Dreaming Out Loud goes behind the scenes in the life of one of today’s most popular influencers, giving you Baby Ariel like you’ve never seen her before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062857484
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/09/2018
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Baby Ariel is a recording artist and social-media phenomenon. She was recently named one of the most influential people on the internet by both Time and Forbes magazines. Ariel got her start creating lip-synching videos in May 2015 on the popular app musical.ly.

Ariel won the 2017 Teen Choice Award for “Choice Muser.” She has been dubbed “The Queen of Gen Z” by Adweek. She has been featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside top musical.ly influencer Jacob Sartorius, as well as on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, CNN, and Rolling Stone. She was nominated for “Breakout Creator” and “Entertainer of the Year” at the 2016 Streamy Awards. The People’s Choice Awards nominated her for “Favorite Social Media Star” in 2017, and the iHeart Radio Music Awards nominated her for its “Social Star Award.” Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement to combat bullying and encourage her followers to stay confident in who they are. People magazine recognized her for her support in the #hackharassment movement to stop internet trolls and negativity on the internet.

Editorial Reviews

Combines autobiography with self-help. Starting with her rise to celebrity through creating lip-sync videos on the musical.ly app, the Jewish-Latina teen sensation shares her triumphs and struggles.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-08-20

Social media ce-web-rity Baby Ariel steps out of the digital realm and into print with her debut, Dreaming Out Loud.

Ariel Martin, better known as Baby Ariel, combines autobiography with self-help. Starting with her rise to celebrity through creating lip-sync videos on the musical.ly app, the Jewish-Latina teen sensation shares her triumphs and struggles. The book is divided into color-based themes, with biographical sections bookended by sections of questions and guidance. Some of the advice is genuinely helpful, such as how to tackle online trolls and real-life bullies and the edict to seek the assistance of a mental health professional for severe anxiety. Other advice is less so, such as the recommendation to binge-watch Netflix to stave off boredom or how to use false lashes as part of a supposedly minimalist makeup routine. While the advice has many hits and a few misses, the intervening narrative has Ariel singing "me, me, me" such that even glints of good advice fade in the shadow of the author's narcissistic tone, making for tedious reading. Only the most dedicated member of the Ariel "fan-mily" will find much appeal here. While life advice from a peer mentor certainly has its place, other, better self-help and inspirational resources exist.

Vapid and banal. (Memoir. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews