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  <title><![CDATA[Unsigned Hype: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default_description>Tory Tyson may only be in high school, but he knows what he wants out of life--a successful music career. And he's not going to learn about all that at school. So when school lets out next month he's not going back. He's finally ready to stop spinning old records at parties and start laying down his own beats--and the Unsigned Hype music contest is the perfect place to launch his career. But will he be able to handle the fame and fortune he seeks?    Grounded in the world of today's urban youth, Unsigned Hype will draw readers in with its fresh voice and true-to-life rendering of the hip-hop world. Booker T. Mattison delivers a story with attitude in the vernacular of the urban teen.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started this book not sure what I was getting myself into. I'm not into hip-hop; the vernacular was unfamiliar, and the city life described was totally different than anything I've experienced.<br/><br/>Pretty soon I was hooked, though. And I would highly recommend it for Christian teens, but ev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65328002">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was impressed by how balanced this book is. The underlying pro-Christian message is subtle enough that I didn't feel preached at, although some of the sessions between the protagonist, Tory, and his father-figure mentor were a little sermon-y. Still, it would be hard to convey a message without be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62040614">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Music Was Visible In Unsigned Hype<br/><br/>Unsigned Hype<br/>By Booker T. Mattison<br/>Pub. Date: July 2009<br/>4.5 out of 5 stars<br/>PG-13 - Violence, Brief Profanity, Drug Abuse, and Sex Mentioned<br/>Recommended<br/><br/>At the young age of 15, Tory Tyson aka “Terror Tory” already ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59044358">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My review: <br/><br/>Unsigned Hype pulled me into the head of a young man who attends an inner city school and is quickly getting recognition for his musical talent. For me the sign of a truly great novel is when the story transports you to a world different than your own. This story does just tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57196606">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book would be enjoyed more by a middle schooler than by a retired educator, like me. Knowing nothing about hip-hop and not being Christian did not deter me from finding the book compelling and its protagonist, 15-year-old &quot;Terror Tory&quot; a sympathetic character. The author attempts not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67376850">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meet Tory Tyson, mix-master, and really good at age 15. Tory has a summer filled with wonderful opportunities and dangerous incidents. This Christian-based story is written very well without preachiness. You are really rooting for Tory and hope that things come out good for him, as well as wanting h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62830425">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed Booker T. Mattison's debut novel, Unsigned Hype.  The story follows Tory Tyson, an up and coming teenage music producer making his way in the rap game.  Throughout the story, Tory is faced with many moral and ethical decisions that revolve upon his new found fame.  Mattison does a n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59498874">more...</a>]]></body>
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