boy with an 'i'

About the Book

An emotionally raw and artistic story, the story begins in Seattle, where David meets for the first time his young first love, with whom he has been communicating on the Internet. They fall in love, are briefly happy, then break up. Unable to reconcile himself to his loss, David goes through quite an emotional breakdown. The reader follows these changes through the dramatics of the Internet and David's journal entries. In an attempt to deal with his loss, David moves to Boston and finally, to New York, where three years later, he finally believes he has overcome his breakup—only to have his first love reenter his life.

boy with an ‘i’ is a media-comprehensive work of art that tells a story with more than just words. Eight tracks of art-music and an online photo-album invite you to be a part of David’s journey of the all-consuming, intoxicating experience of a first love.

So get ready to remove lingering emotional splinters and to release the plaguing ghosts of your past.

Get ready to wrestle with your darkness!

"A writer who knows what a 21st century audience wants, thank God..." - Rhonda Baughman, Myspace.com

"A new kind of book—or at least new to me, as I have not read one like this before." - Lee L. Peoples, Agenda Magazine

"A revolutionary body of work that utilizes many forms of media..." Marissa Kristal, Boheme Verite Magazine

“I really like the set-up. The music, the pictures. It is a well thought out book. Better than most coffee table books - and he has some really good alliteration.” – Baby Boomer reader

About the Author

David Montalvo is an independent artist, writer and, most recently, an actor for 0816 Studios independent television and music artist of the song Hillary Clinton (Hillary's the Sh*t). With courses taken at Harvard University, he holds a BA in Media and Communications from the University of Washington. Currently, David Montalvo lives in the West Village, Manhattan.

"They say people who are predominately right-brained tend to be imaginative and artistic, while left-brained thinkers are more analytical and logic-based. And then there are those special few capable of utilizing both hemispheres equally. The folks we tend to label “masterminds” because they’re constantly wowing us with their brilliance. Such is the case with 26-year-old, NYC-based independent artist, David Montalvo."

- New York Editor Marissa Kristal, Boheme Verite Magazine