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Almost Famous

Cover of Sara’s Face
Melvin Burgess
Sara wants to be famous, and when legendary rock star Jonathon Heat offers to take her under his wing and pay for cosmetic surgery, it’s like a dream come true. But beauty ultimately comes with a hidden price tag, as Sara soon discovers
Melody Carlson
The success of Chloe’s band leads to a big concert tour, but life on the road is stressful. Will the band be able to handle their big road trip without falling apart?
Cover of Pop Princess
Rachel Cohn
Discovered by her dead sister’s former manager, Wonder Blake goes from being a not-so-popular high school student working at Dairy Queen to a Britney Spears-style Pop Diva.
Rowan Coleman
Thirteen-year-old Ruby feels her life is over when she learns that her parents are splitting up and hears rumors that she’s going to be fired from the television soap opera she has worked on since she was six.
Cover of How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller
Julia DeVillers
When she accidentally turns in her private diary as an English assignment, fourteen-year-old Jaime is stunned when it becomes a bestseller.
Mariah Fredericks
Thirteen-year-old Eve consults tarot cards to see if she will achieve her goal of being a famous singer one day, and in the meantime, decides to try out for the school musical.
Cover of Lemonade Mouth
Mark Peter Hughes
A disparate group of high school students thrown together in detention form a band to play at a school talent show and find themselves competing with a wildly popular local rock band.
Amy Kaye
After landing a role in a Broadway musical, high schooler Claire Marangello, a sort of famous former reality TV show star, agrees to star in a spin-off TV program only to have her life thrown in to chaos when she falls for the wrong guy.
Cover of Life as a Poser
Beth Killian
When she is invited to visit her super-cool aunt in Los Angeles, a young girl searches for fame—and her long lost mom—in the glamorous world of Hollywood.
Robert Lipsyte
Sonny Bear, Native American boxer of the Moscondaga Nation, must fight to retain his heavyweight championship title.
Cover of Dramarama
E. Lockhart
Two theater-mad Ohio teenagers attend a drama camp together and go through a season of hormones, gold lam, hissy fits, and true love. Can their friendship survive the summer?
Sarra Manning
Molly Montgomery never dreamed her band, The Hormones, would become so famous so fast. It’s even harder to imagine how she lost her friends, lost control of her life, and is being sued for $5,000,000.
Cover of Rock Star, Superstar
Black Nelson
After Pete, a great bass guitarist, joins a band headed for stardom, he is surprised to realize he is falling in love with Margaret, a girl he once considered very uncool and pretty weird. Will his first real romance survive his newfound fame? For older teens.
Ellen Schreiber
Seventeen-year-old Trixie dreams of becoming a stand-up comedienne and when she wins a contest at a Chicago comedy club, it looks like all her dreams are about to come true.
Cover of Confessions of a Backup Dancer
Tucker Shaw
Kelly Kimball spent a summer working as a backup dancer for Darcy Barnes, the biggest pop star in the world. Kelly’s got the real story on Darcy, her life, her family, and her entourage—and she’s spilling it here for the first time.
Megan Elisabeth Shull
Tennis has a new “it” girl and her name is Grace Kincaid. There’s only one problem—Grace has suddenly realized that being a teen sensation isn’t all it��s cracked up to be. With fame and fortune just a backswing away, all she really wants is to be…NORMAL!
Neal Shusterman
When he rescues a little girl from a speeding subway train, Nick becomes famous and attracts the attention of the rich daughter of a New York City builder.
Cover of Gospel According to Larry
Janet Tashjian
Using the secret identity of “Larry,” Josh uses his website to rant about the things he thinks are all wrong in the world. But, when his website becomes an overnight sensation, he finds life is not as simple as he thought.
Cover of Backstage Pass
Gaby Triana
Sixteen-year-old Desert McGraw, the daughter of a rock star, knows a lot of people would love to have her famous family, but Desert is sick of it. She’s determined to have a normal life, even if it means breaking up the band.
Benjamin Zephania
When Ray and his friends, Prem and Tyronne, form a successful rap band in London’s East End where they live, they soon find themselves embroiled in increasingly violent gang warfare.

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