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Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Iris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she stuns the audience. In the ensuing years, never staying anywhere for long, father and daughter move from one dusty town to the next, her passion for music growing every time she takes the mike in another roadhouse. But it is not an easy life for...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Set against the backdrop of the Malibu surf culture of the 1980s this novel follows the daughter of a famous singer who, once she finds fame, must grapple with the fact that her father abandoned her and her siblings when they were young"--
August 1983. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their baby sister, Kit....
Author
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
235 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Aidan, an ordinary Ohio twelve-year-old, saves a presidential candidate from injury during a campaign appearance and his heroic deed is broadcast everywhere, he and his family discover the seamy side of being in the media spotlight.
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If you look hard enough, you can find stories pretty much anywhere. They don't even have to be your own. Or so would-be writer Maurice Swift decides very early on in his career. A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann gives him an opportunity to ingratiate himself with someone more powerful than him. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell. Whether or not he should do so is another matter entirely. Once...
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While trying to score a date with her cute co-worker at the Scooper Dooper, sixteen-year-old Audrey gains unwanted fame and celebrity status when her ex-boyfriend, a rock musician, records a breakup song about her that soars to the top of the Billboard charts.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zack Dylan has a dream. He wants to sing on the biggest stages, for the biggest crowds, and he'll do whatever it takes to make it come true. But Zack also made a promise to his college sweetheart when he left Kentucky to compete on the popular TV show Fifteen Minutes: If he made it, nothing would change him or his faith in God. Overnight, Zack becomes the nation's most popular contestant, a country singer comparable to a young Tim McGraw. As his star...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
275 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In New York City, three fourteen-year-old best friends who are all daughters of celebrities watch out for each other as they try to strike a balance between ordinary high school events, such as finding a date for the homecoming dance, and family functions like walking the red carpet with their famous parents.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A semi-autobiographical novel follows the experiences of a successful but lonely, slightly overweight movie star who seeks to escape depression through a new romance and an Oscar-worthy role, only to discover the universe’s alternative plans.
Author
Series
The I funny novels volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head. But in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition and pressure are all about.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zita is determined to find her way home to Earth, but her exploits have made her an intergalactic megastar, and as her true self is eclipsed by her public persona, she faces a robot doppelganger, and is unsure of who she can trust.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Life is sweet for New Yorkers Molly and Gabe: They're young, in love, and newly engaged. But when Gabe sells his first novel--a thinly-veiled retelling of his wild love affair with ex-girlfriend Talia--and it becomes a national sensation, Molly can't help but feel like the third wheel. To make matters worse, Talia reappears in Gabe's life, eager to capitalize on the book's success and to rekindle what she had with Gabe; at least, that's how it seems...
13) The lioness
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In 1964, Hollywood royalty Katie Barstow and her new husband, along with her glittering entourage, arrive for their luxury African safari, but are instead taken hostage by Russian mercenaries, in this blistering story of fame, race, love, and death set in a world on the cusp of great change.
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
335 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Complete with more than 450 photographs, these all-stars, MVPs, record holders and Stanley Cup champions are presented alongside career summaries, statistics, stories and artifacts that paint a portrait of the best careers in hockey's history.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Working together to ensure their summer production at a storied Block Island theater is a success, former aspiring playwright Amy Trevino, her daughter Sam, and her brother, a well-loved Hollywood actor, must grapple with their desires for fame and fortune and discover what they really want out of life.