Pub Date: January 6, 2026
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2025028499
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 1.10" H x 8.40" L x 5.80" W ( 0.80 lbs) 288 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories | Performing Arts | Music | Social Themes | Friendship | Hispanic and Latino | General | School and Education | Values and Virtues | Action and Adventure | Animals | Birds
Description: "A contemporary story with a dash of fantasy about two friends who start a silent rock band, go viral, and experience how fame is fickle"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Gary Soto is the author of Baseball in April, Puppy Love, and many more books for young readers. He is a National Book Award finalist and a recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Medal, the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature, the NEA Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award, and the PEN Center West Book Award. He lives in Northern California.
Review Quotes:
"Gone Viral mixes fantasy and adventure with a seemingly endless supply of wild plot turns. This satirical take on what it means to be famous will have readers chuckling." - Booklist
"Action and humor are packed into every page. . . . Lively, entertaining illustrations showcase the racially diverse cast. An imaginative, madcap escape." - Kirkus Reviews
"Two California seventh graders become famous for performing "non-music silence" in this madcap wish-fulfillment novel by Soto (Puppy Love)."
- Publishers Weekly
"Action and humor are packed into every page. . . . Lively, entertaining illustrations showcase the racially diverse cast. An imaginative, madcap escape." - Kirkus Reviews