Modelland
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Tyra Banks |
|---|---|
| Cover artist |
Perry Harovas and James Schmitt Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Modelland trilogy |
| Genre |
Young adult/ Fantasy/ Science Fiction |
| Publisher |
Delacorte Books for Young Readers/ Random House |
Publication date | September 13, 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 576 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-74059-3 |
Modelland is a young adult novel written by model Tyra Banks, published in 2011.[1]
Plot summary
A young, awkward-looking girl by the name of Tookie De La Crème is invited to attend the legendary boarding school Modelland for a chance to join the Intoxibellas, the most celebrated models in all the world. Along the way she meets a plus-sized girl named Dylan, a 4'7" girl named Shiraz, and an albino girl named Piper. Together they form a strong bond as they face the trials and tribulations of Modelland and endeavor to find the truth about why they were all accepted to it...and why a mysterious impostor seems to want nothing more than for them to be gone.[2]
Inspiration
Banks has said that the inspiration for Modelland happened one day while she driving down on a street in New York City. She had been thinking about why supermodels are "super" and the idea of Modelland came to mind.[3]
She wrote on her website, talking about the idea for the book:
"I’m always dreaming up ideas, like when the words “modeling boarding school” floated into my head while I was driving on the FDR highway in Manhattan. I wrote them down in a little notepad and, five years, thousands of pages and dozens of writing getaways later, I finally get to call myself the author of Modelland."[4]
Cross media promotion
In America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17, Banks instructs the four remaining contestants in episode "Tyson Beckford" to perform as characters in the novel, in a short film based on the book, with part 1 of the film broadcast in that episode, part 2 was broadcast in the season finale.
Sequel
Modelland is the first installment of a proposed trilogy.[5][6]
References
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/208106/modelland-by-tyra-banks
- ↑ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/208106/modelland-by-tyra-banks
- ↑ Banks, Tyra. "My Journey to Modelland". TypeF. Demand Media, Inc.
- ↑ Hintz-Zambrano, Katie. "Tyra Banks to Release 'Modelland' Teen-Book Trilogy". Stylelist. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ↑
External links
- Modelland website at Random House Teens
- http://www.typef.com/tyra/blog-journey-modelland/#ixzz1bxMlFsgL
- Modelland review at nyulocal.com