Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz, a.k.a. “Tina,” inspires fans to invoke positive thinking into everything they do in this inspirational scrapbook.
Time to Gleek out!
Fans of the breakout musical series will flock to Ushkowitz’s heartfelt and practical guide on how to be your true self, gain self-esteem, and find your inner confidence. In Choosing Glee, Jenna shares her life in thrall to performance, navigating the pendulum swing of rejection and success, and the lessons she learned along the way. Included are her vivid anecdotes of everything before and after Glee: her being adopted from South Korea; her early appearances in commercials and on Sesame Street; her first Broadway role in The King and I; landing the part of Tina on Glee; her long-time friendships with Lea Michele (a.k.a. Rachel Berry) and Kevin McHale (a.k.a. Artie); and touring the world singing the show’s hits to stadium crowds. Peppered throughout are photos, keepsakes, lists, and charts that illustrate Jenna’s life and the choices she has made that have shaped her positive outlook.
Choosing Glee will speak to the show’s demographic who are often coping with the very stresses and anxieties the teenage characters on Glee face. Think The Happiness Project for a younger generation: With its uplifting message and intimate format, teens can learn how, exactly, to choose glee.
Exceeded Already High Expectations I am a huge fan of Jenna Ushkowitz, and have been since Glee premiered. Watching her in and reading interviews and seeing her in behind the scenes footage, and following her on twitter, I have always found her to be an extremely inspirational person. Without going into too much detail, she is the first Celebrity I have ever connected with and felt like I actually got something out of being a fan of hers. Her constant positivity is infectious and she has always reminded me that you don’t have to focus on the bad things in life, you can choose to see the positive side of it, something that I forgot a long time ago.Due to all of that, I was so excited for this book, and considered it my bible before I even read it. After it finally came out though, and I did read it, I was blown away, it was so much more than I was even expecting, and I was expecting A LOT out of it. The way she practices what she preaches and uses, sometimes extremely personal, stories from her own life as…
Glee-Full I am all about “Glee”. So pre-ordering Jenna Ushkowitz’s new book “Choosing Glee” was only natural. I have to say this book is just beautiful. The pictures of Jenna and/or the Glee gang is worth the purchase price alone. Jenna’s offers up some fun background stories about her life and some Glee adventures. The book is about how Jenna stays positive and focuses on reaching her goals and being true to herself. Its presented in a fun, entertaining, and positive way. I do think the book could appeal to the younger audience as well as to the adult market. Most of her principles explained in the book can apply to both age groups. The only negative is that I think that the advice given could have been more detailed and maybe provided some further explanation. The chapter self evaluations were cute and practical and I really loved some of the quotes provided. The portion about Chris Colfer was especially poignant and beautiful. Darren Criss offered up a memorable quote and I loved…