One Hundred Young Americans is the first book to paint the full picture of youth culture in America today.

Gorgeously photographed and meticulously researched, this year-long project represents photographer Michael Franzini's 30,000-mile journey in search of what it truly means to be a teenager in this hyper-connected, media-driven society.

The book is packed with first-hand accounts of youth culture in America from 100 teenagers in 50 states. More than two hundred stunning images show every kind of teenager from every part of our nation, mirroring census data for gender, race, religion and sexual orientation and to strike a balance between urban, rural, suburban and small-town locations.

Unlike previous generations, these young people have all grown up with unprecedented access to media and information, and their private lives are more public than ever before.

You will read stories that will inspire, move, excite, and even anger you. Along this journey, you will meet people who share your experiences, who remind you of others, and who are unlike anyone you have ever met.

You will meet every kind of teenager. The cheerleaders, football jocks, student body presidents, prom queens and other popular kids. The nerds, band geeks, gamers and other not-so-popular kids. Also the skaters, stoners, goths, punks, druggies and a lot of kids whose uniqueness defies labels.

What they ultimately have in common is that they are struggling to find their identity and become independent. They are growing up. Prepare yourself. This is what it really means to be young in America today.

About the Author:
Michael Franzini is a photographer based in Los Angeles and New York City. Also a writer and Emmy-winning director, he has created countless on-air campaigns for MTV and other networks. His photographs appear in magazines and ad campaigns targeting Americans young and old.

His current and past clients include Wal-Mart, T-Mobile, Panasonic, Pacific Sunwear, Google, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Rock The Vote and the Partnership for a Drug Free America.

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Paperback: 256 pages
Author: Michael Franzini
Publisher: Collins Design (October 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061192007
ISBN-13: 978-0061192005

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Publishers Weekly:

Photographer and Emmy-winning director Franzini explores the lives of the "instant access generation" by profiling 100 teenage Americans in this dynamic, brilliantly colored volume. Consulting census data and conducting research to find the "top 50 niches in youth culture,"

Franzini selects a group of teenagers that effectively represents the diversity of American youth, encompassing "cheerleaders, jocks, student body presidents, prom queens, nerds, band geeks, gamers, skaters, stoners, goths, punks, druggies and kids who defy all labels."

Each teen is photographed in the setting and pose of his or her choice, often to revealing effect, while the text provides information on subjects' lives, struggles and dreams: 18-year-old Kammie is an anime-loving college freshman who lost a cat to Hurricane Katrina; 15-year-old Josh from South Dakota describes the difficulties of being openly gay in high school; April Luv, the youngest prostitute at the World Famous Bunny Ranch, wants to start her own business someday; 16-year-old Joel "says his mother wants him to spend more time with girls and less time with robots."

Other profiles reveal tales of foster home hopscotch and meth addiction as well as unimpeachable high school popularity and Beverly Hills designer living. Funny, heartbreaking, inspirational and illuminating, this countrywide cross-section provides one of most complete, accesible and stereotype-defying looks at American youth yet produced. (Nov.)
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