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Reader reviewed by Theresa M. Lambert

I would highly recommend this book to anybody who watches shows like Trading Spouses or Wifeswap or any other reality television show. It really gives you an inside look at what really happens behind the camera lens, and I now realize that, as much as we like to think, the people may not be as crazy as they seem. The story follows the experiences of Kendra Bishop on a show called The Black Sheep. It was just her way of venting, but her tape is actually accepted. She moves across the country to a family of beatniks, while their daughter goes to live with the Bishops and all of their rules and restrictions. She lives a completely different life, and struggles to be accepted by those who disapprove of her and the show. Judy, the director, is a real jerk, and makes Kendra out to be this spoiled girl on TV. It shows how much you're average day could be edited and show your average family as complete psychos. Kendra learns powerful lessons, and that's where you would expect the book to end, but it doesn't stop there, and that's one of the reasons the book is so good. Her parents end up on a show like Dr. Phil, and have to work out their problems. It's a really cool book in the sense that it's relevant to something we all see on television.