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Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Shojo Beat manga ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Kyoko's first big assignment turns out to be more difficult than expected when she finds herself in front of the camera with an injured leg. Will she overcome the pain or will she fail her first attempt at acting?
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Shojo Beat manga ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Kyoko had almost given up on her plan for revenge, but then Sho showed up at her workplace and didn't even recognize her. Her desire for vengeance refueled, she returns to the talent agency and gets assigned to a section where she can earn points for doing anything they tell her to do. With enough points, they'll back her debut, but what will they ask her to do?
85) A chorus rises
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Once Portland-famous and now infamous, seventeen-year-old Naema Bradshaw is an Eloko--a charismatic person gifted with a melody that people adore--who navigates a personal and public reckoning, confronts the limits of her privilege, and discovers the nature of her Black girl magic.
Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw was famous, privileged--and she an Eloko, a person who is gifted with a song that woos anyone who hears it. Everyone loved her- until she...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Shojo Beat manga ed.
Physical Desc
171 pages, 19 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence, she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Johanna Morrigan (aka Dolly Wilde) has it all: she is nineteen, lives in her own flat in London, and writes for the coolest music magazine in Britain. Her star is rising, just not quickly enough for her liking. Then John Kite, Johanna's unrequited love, has an album go to number one. Suddenly John exists on another plane of reality: that of the Famouses, a world of rabid fans and VIP access. Johanna lacks the traditional trappings of fame (famous...
Author
Series
Marc Brown Arthur chapter book volume 19
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
440L
Physical Desc
58 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Buster rescues a cat stuck in a tree he is treated like a hero, but when he begins to enjoy his celebrity a little too much, his friends devise a plan to bring him back to his old self.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tragicomic novel of a fame-obsessed American society yet again on the brink. Evoking such classics as Elmer Gantry and The Day of the Locust, William Giraldi's About Face boldly transfers the perennial literary themes of celebrity, ambition, and obsession to twenty-first-century Boston. There we meet Val Face, a charismatic self-help guru who captivates multitudes with his uncanny ability to heal adherents using only the power of his words, the...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Even though he suffers from social anxiety, twelve-year-old Addison agrees to help his best friend achieve social media fame while at a nationally-televised NBA game.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Moving to Hollywood with his academic parents, eleven-year-old Mitch feels like an outsider in his school where everyone has connections to the powerful and famous in the entertainment industry, until he is cast in a soda commercial that launches a popular catchphrase.
Author
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
160 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Arlo Moore has resolved to break the world record for eating bananas-consuming seventeen in two minutes should be easy, right? Arlo Moore's favorite book of all time is TheGuinness Book of World Records, and as bananas are his favorite food, he has memorized the record for eating bananas. While gearing up to start his fifth grade year, Arlo suddenly has a crazy thought: He should break the world record for banana eating and become famous! His brother...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After a series of missteps in the face of his newfound fame, actor Charlie Outlaw flees to a remote island in search of anonymity and a chance to reevaluate his recent breakup with his girlfriend, actress Josie Lamar. But soon after his arrival on the peaceful island, his solitary hike into the jungle takes him into danger he never anticipated. As Charlie struggles with gaining fame, Josie struggles with its loss. The star of a cult TV show in her...
Author
Publisher
Bookouture, an imprint of StoryFire Ltd
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Although Kendall Bettencourt is, at nineteen, Hollywood's hottest young starlet, behind the glamor and designer dresses she's just a girl who longs for normal. Payton Taylor is Kendall's best friend from childhood and the one person who reminds Kendall of who she really is. With her career taking off, Kendall moves Payton to LA to help keep her sane. But Payton is holding a secret that could make everything ten times worse. Because, to her, Kendall...
96) Bright
Author
Series
Shine! volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Kim is at the top of her game: Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world, and her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion's biggest names. The only thing that's missing is love, but in this world, falling in love can cost you everything. When Rachel literally falls head over heels into Alex's lap on a crowded metro, she's tempted to give up her anti-love vows. And Alex believes in Rachel's future, both in...
97) Last breath
Author
Series
Rayne Tour volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
For sixteen-year-old Shayley, a dying man's last words about her long-lost father are almost worse than the violence and murders occurring during her famous mother's rock concert tour, and she is driven to find out if they are true.
98) Butter
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Unable to control his binge eating, a morbidly obese teenager nicknamed Butter decides to make live webcast of his last meal as he attempts to eat himself to death.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
880L
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Cash Carter, the young, world-famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids, is a favorite of the tabloids and paparazzi, who take notice of his every move. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked when he actually accepts their invitation. Getting a taste of the spotlight, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of narrow escapes from photographers, not-so-glamorous mishaps, and surprise turns. But...
100) Hope ignites
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Jove mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a movie crew asks to film on his cattle ranch, Logan McCormack doesn't expect Desiree Jenkins, the young, sought-after star, to be so open, so down-to-earth, or so intimately interested in him. But the last thing a loner like Logan needs is a distraction like Des, who wouldn't understand what it's like to live peacefully off the land. But it's Logan who doesn't understand. What Des wants is an escape from paparazzi and gossip columns, and she's...