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Author
Series
Publisher
Purple Toad Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever since she became famous for her role in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, audiences have been wondering about the actor Millie Bobby Brown. Up until being cast for the creepy TV show, almost no one had heard Brown's name before. This wasn't because she had other dreams besides acting. In fact, there was very little Brown wanted to do more than act. She put all of her tears into it. Her family put all of their money into it. In the end,...
Author
Series
Shredderman volume 3
Language
English
Description
Nolan Byrd, alias Shredderman, sets out to help the young star of his favorite television show expose a slanderous reporter.
5) John Cena
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about John Cena. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
187 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The young actress describes her life growing up in the slums of Mumbai, her experiences on the set of the film "Slumdog Millionaire, " and how her life has changed as a result of her role in the film.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah is the beloved voice actor for Raj Reddy on the hit animated series Raj Reddy in Outer Space. But being a star on TV doesn't mean you have everything figured out behind the scenes. . . . When his mom temporarily moves them to the small town in Ohio where she grew up to take care of Nikhil's sick grandfather, Nikhil feels as out of orbit as his character. Nikhil's fame lands him the lead in the school musical, but he's...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1914, and twelve-year old Darleen Darling has the most exciting job in the world - she gets to dangle from cliffs and stop moving trains and soar through the sky in runaway balloons! Yes, that's right: Darleen is a hero and a star - in the make-believe world of the movies. But Darleen's fictional adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping intended as a publicity stunt becomes all too real. Now she is in the hands of the dastardly...
12) Meghan Markle
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Read about Meghan Markle's career, her human rights work, and her path to becoming royalty!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While older sister Alex is trying to orchestrate a perfect first kiss with her heartthrob and younger sister Joey prefers frogs to boys, Stevie Reel wonders if she is ready for a boyfriend while being pursued by a new boy in her class.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Once there was a little slip of a boy who roamed the streets of London, hungry for life (and maybe a bit of bread). His dad long gone and his actress mother ailing, five-year-old Charlie found himself onstage one day taking his mum's place, singing and drawing laughs amid a shower of coins. There were times in the poorhouse and times spent sitting in the window at home with Mum, making up funny stories about passersby. And when Charlie described a...
Author
Series
The grand plan to fix everything volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Complications ensue when Bollywood star Dolly Singh premieres her new movie at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and super fan Dinni and her best friend Maddie present a dance at the grand opening.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A Newbery Medalist presents one of the most compelling rags-to-riches stories of modern times, in this biography of the legendary Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin. Includes archival prints and photos.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five. Performing proved to be his salvation, providing a way out of a life of hardship and poverty. Success came early and made Chaplin one of the best loved people in the United States until the McCarthy witch hunts drove Chaplin from his adopted country. This is a moving portrait of a multi-talented man -- actor, director, writer, even music composer -- and the complicated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the legendary film star, from his impoverished childhood in England through his years of success in motion pictures in the United States to his exile in 1952.
19) Miles to go
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Three years ago, Miley Cyrus was a virtual unknown. Her life in rural Tennessee was filled with family, friends, school, cheerleading, and the daily tasks of living on a farm. Then along came a little show called "Hannah Montana."
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
249 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After escaping his oppressive red dwarf planet and landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger seems destined for high-flying success. His legions of fans love his six eyes, his suction cup feet, and even his excessive need for avocados. It seems nothing can stop his rise to super-stardom--until the arrival of Citizen Cruel, a shape-shifting Squadron member sent from Buddy's home planet to bring him back by any means necessary. Will...
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