Ever wonder who was the first kid to wash jeans in acid or wear way-too-big pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards?
Meet the Innovators, the people at the top of the cool pyramid. If it was your job to say what was cool, you wouldnât complain about it . . . would you?
[A] clever, quirky romp . . . Hunter, whose anxiety underlies his need to be cool, is a charming narrator with an original take on teen life.ââKirkus Reviews, starred review
Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque is a Trendsetter, on the second level of the pyramid. His job: find the newest, coolest thing for the retail market. His MO: observe, donât get involved. Itâs a pretty sweet deal until Hunterâs boss disappears. Soon Hunter and his crush, Jen, become ensnared in a web of brand-name intrigueâa missing cargo of the coolest shoes theyâve ever seen, ads for products that donât exist, and a shadowy group dedicated to the downfall of consumerism as we know it.
Ever wonder who was the first kid to wash jeans in acid or wear way-too-big pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards?
Meet the Innovators, the people at the top of the cool pyramid. If it was your job to say what was cool, you wouldnât complain about it . . . would you?
[A] clever, quirky romp . . . Hunter, whose anxiety underlies his need to be cool, is a charming narrator with an original take on teen life.ââKirkus Reviews, starred review
Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque is a Trendsetter, on the second level of the pyramid. His job: find the newest, coolest thing for the retail market. His MO: observe, donât get involved. Itâs a pretty sweet deal until Hunterâs boss disappears. Soon Hunter and his crush, Jen, become ensnared in a web of brand-name intrigueâa missing cargo of the coolest shoes theyâve ever seen, ads for products that donât exist, and a shadowy group dedicated to the downfall of consumerism as we know it.