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"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
ItBooks
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Defined in the public eye by her two high-profile marriages, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis faced a personal crossroads on the eve of 1975. Her relationship with Aristotle Onassis was crumbling while his health was rapidly declining. Her children were nearing adulthood, soon to leave her with an empty nest. But 1975 would also be a time of incredible growth and personal renaissance for Jackie, the year in which she reinvented herself and rediscovered...
Publisher
White Star Publishers
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Coco Chanel once proclaimed, "I don't do fashion, I am fashion," and in one line she established a mantra for a handful of women who revolutionized the concept of femininity in the mid-20th century. A Matter of Style documents the unforgettable lives of Chanel and nine other female icons of style and elegance who captivated entire generations and remain inspiring models of beauty and fascination. An extraordinary collection of photographs bring these...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart.
85) Head games
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Facing a lonely end to his life due to a brain tumor, retired police detective Mike Garrity is offered a chance to restore himself in the eyes of his estranged daughter by investigating the disappearance of the frontman in her favorite boy band.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the California governor traces his achievements as a cultural and public figure, discussing the factors that influenced his beliefs, his marriage to Maria Shriver, his acting and bodybuilding careers, and his political ambitions.
89) Stars and smoke
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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When nineteen-year-old international pop sensation Winter Young is recruited by a covert organization to take down a criminal tycoon, he is paired with Sydney Cossette, a fierce and unpredictable secret agent, but suspicions soon turn to sparks as the two are drawn into a tangled web of secrets and deception.
When teenage international pop sensation Winter Young is recruited by a covert organization to take down a criminal tycoon, he is paired with...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.
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Series
A la orilla del viento volume 177
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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En un duelo del anonimato contra la popularidad, el hijo de El Enmascarado de Lata decide utilizar su arma secreta para que los rudos de la escuela por fín lo acepten.
The son of the Enmascardo de Lata decides to use his father's wrestling mask as a secret weapon so that the popular crowd at school will accept him.
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