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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
"...Bushnell spoofs and skewers her way through pop culture, celebrity worship, fame, and the meaning of identity, when a famous writer must resort to faking her own death in order to get her life back from her most infamous creation--Monica. With her trademark wit and style, Killing Monica is Bushnell's sharpest, funniest book to date"-- Provided by publisher.
82) The neon demon
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has.
Author
Series
Gospel according to Larry volume 1
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a web site that is receiving national attention.
Author
Series
How to build a girl volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Johanna Morrigan hatches a plan to win the man of her dreams, a BritPop sensation, but soon finds out that being in the public eye is not all it's cracked up to be when a one-night stand comes back with a vengeance.
85) The chaos king
Author
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Georgie and Bug, a year older, have been pulled apart by the demands of their newfound fame and fortune, but join forces again when a punk, vampires, a giant sloth, and other creatures come after them on the streets of a New York City of the future.
86) Select few
Author
Series
The Select volume 2
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After rejecting the cult-like influence of her father's family, Julia moves into a fancy hotel in downtown Austin. But she finds herself alone except for her boyfriend, John--and her fears. Once again she's suppressing her abilities, afraid her family will come for John when they find out he's been developing abilities of his own in her presence. The FBI is also keeping a close eye on Julia hoping she can lead them to her father, Novak, as he's wanted...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of Greetings from Witness Protection! comes another unforgettable middle-grade novel about friendship and family. Devin wants to hit it big on the internet by pulling a stunt at an NBA gameone the entire nation will be watching. Addison cant turn Devin down, but he can barely manage talking to his teachers without freezing up. Hows he supposed to handle the possibility of being a viral sensation? Addis not sure why Devin is bent on...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to try his own hand at writing. Following an appearance to promote one of his books on The Daily Show, he was invited to return as a contributor. This led to an unexpected and, frankly, implausible career in front of the camera that has lasted to this very day, or at least until 2016. In these pages, Hodgman explores the strangeness of his career, speaking...
Author
Series
Famous in love novels volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Paige, Hollywood's newest starlet, finds that being half of the world's most famous couple comes with a price--she must dodge the paparazzi, hide her feelings for her other costar, and navigate scandals that threaten to tear her relationship apart and end her career"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next delivers a poignant and hopeful novel about resilience and reinvention, first love and lifelong friendship, the legacies of loss, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Sometimes looking to the past helps you find your future. Abbi Hope Goldstein is like every other teenager, with a few smallish exceptions: her famous alter ego, Baby Hope, is the subject...
Author
Series
Bigfoot and Nessie volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Bigfoot is the only one in his family who does not like having the spotlight on him, and finds a friend in Nessie who is equally desperate to get away from all the cameras.
"Introducing a hilarious and heartfelt graphic novel in which an unlikely pair of cryptids--one a Bigfoot whose failure to get himself photographed disappoints his family, and the other a Loch Ness Monster, who seems unable to escape the spotlight wherever she goes--meet up and...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her best friend comes out as a lesbian, Daisy leads the charge to end their school's ban on same-sex dates for the homecoming dance, but a local story goes viral and now everyone--including a cute college journalist--believes Daisy is gay, too.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Jess Dunne is third-generation Hollywood, but her star on the boulevard has yet to materialize. Sure, she's got a Santa Monica address and a working actress roommate, but with her nowhere barista job in a town that acknowledges zeroes only as a dress size, she's a dead girl walking. Enter Jess's mother--a failed actress who puts the strange in estrangement. She dives headlong into her daughter's downward spiral, forcing Jess to muster all her spite...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
Hitler's rise to power in Germany owed much to the creation of his own celebrity. Hitler believed he was an artist, not a politician, and in his Germany politics and culture became one. This celebrity was cultivated and nurtured by Joseph Goebbels, Germany's supreme head of culture. Hitler and Goebbels enjoyed the company of beautiful female film stars, and Goebbels had his own 'casting couch'. In Germany's version of Hollywood there were scandals,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Briony is chosen to direct a play for her after-school club, she asks Mia to oversee the makeup design—a natural fit for a YouTuber whose makeup looks get over a million views. But when some of the actors start looking to Mia for advice on their performances, Briony isn't so thrilled. That's her job, after all. With hurt feelings on both sides, backstage drama, and a premiere fast approaching—not to mention an endorsement deal gone sideways...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, right after the publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite jest.' Based on David Lipsky's critically-acclaimed memoir "Although of course you end up becoming yourself: a road trip with David Foster Wallace."
Author
Series
Dragon slayer of Trondheim volume 1
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In an alternate world where industrialization has caused many species of carbon-eating dragons to thrive, Owen, a slayer being trained by his famous father and aunt, and Siobahn, his bard, face a dragon infestation near their small town in Canada.
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