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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2017 | Young Adult
Gr 9 Up—Waste of Space is the newest reality television show produced by Chazz Young and his shady team at DV8. Put 10 teenagers in a spaceship and blast them off into space to face weekly terrors, from aliens to asteroids to raging hormones. What could go wrong? What the teens don't know is that the entire production is a fake, and what Chazz doesn't know is that the scientists he hired for the show have an agenda all their own. The program...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2017
In a satirical narrative patched together from transcripts of audio files, cell phone calls, and video recordings, plus occasional interjections from the nameless intern compiling them, the must-watch events of reality TV show Waste of Space unfold. Wunderkind producer Chazz Young plans to send ten teenagers into space (in actuality, a soundstage in Arizona) to throw ratings-friendly challenges at them amid boffo product placements. The tee...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
In a satirical narrative patched together from transcripts of audio files, cell phone calls, and video recordings, plus occasional interjections from the nameless intern compiling them, the must-watch events of reality TV show Waste of Space unfold. Wunderkind producer Chazz Young plans to send ten teenagers into space (in actuality, a soundstage in Arizona) to throw ratings-friendly challenges at them amid boffo product placements. The tee...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
