Jay Ellis, star of HBO’s Insecure, tells the story of growing up with an imaginary best friend you will never forget—part Dwayne Wayne from A Different World, part Will Smith from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—in this hilarious, vulnerable memoir.
“So funny, poignant, and personal. I loved this and you will, too.”—Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me? and Nothing Like I Imagined
What to do when you’re the perpetual new kid, only child, and military brat hustling school to school each year and everyone’s looking to you for answers? Make some shit up, of course! And a young Jay Ellis does just that, with help from his imaginary friend, Mikey.
A testament to the importance of invention, trusting oneself, and making space for creativity,
Product details
Publisher : One World (July 30, 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593243196
ISBN-13 : 978-0593243190
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.7 x 1 x 5.6 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #57,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#216 in Black & African American Biographies
#415 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies
#1,600 in Memoirs (Books)
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