{"product_id":"did-everyone-have-an-imaginary-friend-or-just-me-adventures-in-boyhood-paperback","title":"Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Ellis, star of HBO's \u003ci\u003eInsecure, \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of growing up with an imaginary best friend you will never forget--part Dwayne Wayne from \u003ci\u003eA Different World, \u003c\/i\u003e part Will Smith from \u003ci\u003eThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u003c\/i\u003e--in this hilarious, vulnerable memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So funny, poignant, and personal. I loved this and you will, too.\"--Mindy Kaling, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Not Me?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNothing Like I Imagined\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat to do when you're the perpetual new kid, only child, and military brat hustling school to school each year and everyone's looking to you for answers? Make some shit up, of course! And a young Jay Ellis does just that, with help from his imaginary friend, Mikey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA testament to the importance of invention, trusting oneself, and making space for creativity, \u003ci\u003eDid Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of a kid who confided in his imaginary sidekick to navigate parallel pop culture universes (like watching \u003ci\u003eFresh Prince \u003c\/i\u003ealongside John Hughes movies or listening to Ja Rule and Dave Matthews) to a lifetime of birthday disappointment (being a Christmas-season Capricorn will do that to you) and hoop dreams gone bad. Mikey also guides Ellis through tragedies, like losing his teenage cousin in a mistaken-target drive-by and the shame and fear of being pulled over by cops almost a dozen times the year he got his driver's license. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs his imaginary friend morphs into adult consciousness, Ellis charts an unforgettable story of looking inward to solve to some of life's biggest (and smallest) challenges, told in the roast-you-with-love voice of your closest homey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Sumter, South Carolina, to a military family, \u003cb\u003eJay Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e spent his childhood inventing new personas for every town he landed in. After college, he decided to take his one-man show to Hollywood, where he got his start in a recurring role on BET's \u003ci\u003eThe Game\u003c\/i\u003e. Now an actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Ellis is best known for his role as Lawrence on HBO's \u003ci\u003eInsecure, \u003c\/i\u003efor which he won an NAACP Image Award. He appeared alongside Tom Cruise in \u003ci\u003eTop Gun: Maverick.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.98 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44808958869606,"sku":"9780593243213","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UaoOtBhB2S9780593243213.webp?v=1771545307","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/did-everyone-have-an-imaginary-friend-or-just-me-adventures-in-boyhood-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}