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Author
Publisher
It Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The singer and star of "Braxton Family Values" reveals the measures she took to make herself and her family whole again after heart ailments and a diagnosis of lupus forced her to let go of her past and take charge of her own healing--physically and spiritually.
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Selena's career started at a young age when she became lead singer in her family's band, Selena Y Los Dinos. She went on to become an award-winning artist with albums like Amor Prohibido and Selena Live, and earned the title "Queen of Tejano Music. Your little one will learn that Selena's favorite food was pizza and that the most important people in the world to her were her familia and fans.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
©2016
Language
English
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Description
"Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Her Country is veteran Nashville journalist Marissa R. Moss's story of how in the past two decades, country's women fought back against systems designed to keep them down, armed with their art and never willing to just shut up and sing: how women like Kacey Musgraves, Mickey Guyton, Maren Morris, The Chicks, Miranda Lambert, Rissi Palmer, Brandy Clark, LeAnn Rimes, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price and many more have reinvented the rules to find their...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Gripping, singular, and gorgeously reflective, Grace Notes is a memoir told in essays by beloved actress, Hollywood veteran, and singer/songwriter Katey Sagal—perfect for fans of Mary Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You and Patti Smith's M Train. Popular and award-winning star Katey Sagal chronicles the rollercoaster ride of her life in this series of evocative and beautifully written vignettes, resulting in a life story recounted unlike any other Hollywood...
Author
Publisher
Tendencias
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Llega la desgarradora e hilarante biografía de Jennette McCurdy, la estrella de iCarly y Sam & Cat, en la que narra sus dificultades como actriz infantil, sus trastornos alimentarios, sus adicciones, la complicada relación con su madre y cómo retomó el control de su vida. Jennette tenía seis años cuando fue a su primera audición. El sueño de su madre era que su única hija fuera una estrella, y Jennette estaba dispuesta a todo para hacerla...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Speaking out for the first time, Spears offers a rarely glimpsed view of herself and her family--including celebrity daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn, son Bryan, and ex-husband Jamie. Candid and touching, the stories show the heart of a mother who struggles to keep faith through life's twists and turns.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
Black History Month for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Black History Month for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Description
"A biography of Nina Simone, an acclaimed singer whose music gave voice to the struggle for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking biography reevaluating the life and legacy of transcendent musician Karen Carpenter As one of the biggest-selling acts of the 1970s, the Carpenters are celebrated for their melodic pop and unforgettable hits like “Close to You,” “Yesterday,” and “Top of the World.” Though Karen is rightly recognized as one of the greatest singers in popular music, the tragedy of her early death in 1983 at the young age of just thirty-two...
31) Part of my world: what I've learned from the little mermaid about love, faith, and finding my voice
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join Disney Legend Jodi Benson on a magical journey from a Midwestern town to the bright lights of Broadway and the recording booth where she brought one of the most beloved Disney princesses of all time to life! A treasure trove of colorful characters and unforgettable anecdotes, Part of My World reads like a real-life fairy tale as a girl with a big voice and even bigger dreams sets out on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, Jodi shares...
Author
Series
Music matters volume 010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tammy Wynette is literally referred to as "the first lady of country music," which speaks both to her importance in the genre as well as the way she has been partially defined by her marriage to singer George Jones. She had 20 number-one hits, the best-known being "Stand By Your Man." Steacy Easton believes Wynette was a complicated figure whose work plays with themes of domesticity, high femme armor, soft politics, pain, melodrama, sex, fame, tradition,...
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