On Top Of The World (Until The Bell Chimes) - Softcover

Lamb, David

4.05

77 ratings by Goodreads

9780986445309: On Top Of The World (Until The Bell Chimes)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0986445304 ISBN 13: 9780986445309

Publisher: Woolly Mammoth Books, 2016

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Winner of the Pacific Book Award for BEST FICTION. "Highly Entertaining! Incredibly Fun! This modern retelling is ... hilarious!" - Romantic Times"DYNAMIC story about the Price of Fame. Packed with so many Laughs and so much Heart I couldn't put it down!" TALIB KWELI Perfectly combines Humor and Romance in a novel about Race, Class and Celebrity Worship that Readers will Love. -- Hollywood Book ReviewAfrican Ghosts, Hip Hop & Love-Scrooge Reimagined. It's not Christmas but Hip Hop's biggest star Scrooge is still haunted. As ghosts take him on an adventure to win back the girl who got away.Get ready for an amazing twist on Dickens that mixes Heart, Soul & Bling in a fast paced love story where opposites attract. As a poor kid superstar rapper Scrooge dreamed of rising to the the top. Belle grew up vacationing in Martha's Vineyard. When they meet in college Belle is the campus queen all the guys bow down to, and Scrooge, or rather Scrooje, is the high school runt turned college nerd they all pick on. Until Belle's love helps him discover his hidden talent. True Love Meets Super-Stardom, Can They Co-Exist?

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About the Author:

David Lamb is a native New Yorker, born and raised, bitten with the writing bug since he was in elementary school and had handwriting nobody could decipher. He is the writer and producer of the award-winning hit off-Broadway romantic comedy Platanos Y Collard Greens. Being a writer and having the chance make people laugh out loud while challenging them to think about the world around them, and inspire each of us to believe in the power of love and our own ability to overcome life's challenges is a great gift that David truly enjoys and thanks you for allowing him to share with you @authordavidlamb Like David on FB @theauthordavidlamb to get updates on New books, Plays and Readings

Review:

ENGAGING, HEARTWARMING, HUMOROUS morality tale for our digital, consumerist age...filled with moguls, pop-culture and plenty of romance -- KIRKUS Reviews

DYNAMIC novel about the price of fame packed with so many laughs and so much heart I couldn't put it down -- Talib Kweli

A FAST and FUN read that shows love and friendship have the power to heal as beautiful smart, classy Belle helps the boy she fell in love with in college rise to the top only to find she created a monster -- Foreword Clarion Reviews

This modern re-telling is a hoot! The anti-hero, Scrooje, is nothing short of entertaining and his wild antics keep the story moving at a brisk and hilarious pace. A highly entertaining yarn...incredibly fun -- Romantic Times

FIVE STARS! Perfectly combines Humor and Romance in a witty, charming novel about race, class and celebrity worship that readers will love. -- Hollywood Book Review

2016 BEST FICTION (Pacific Book Awards). Modern retelling that mixes Heart, Soul and Bling in a Truly Smart creative blend -- Pacific Review of Books

Fun and Entertaining story of fighting for love against all odds -- ESSENCE, best-selling author Nancey Flowers

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