Stage Fright
Young Sebastian Barth investigates the tangle of warnings and ominous accidents surrounding a famous actress visiting his home town.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: actors and actresses, mystery and detective stories, actresses [X], mystery fiction, actors [X]
Miley Cyrus
A profile of teen star Miley Cyrus, discussing how she got involved in acting, her starring role in "Hannah Montana," and the singing career sparked by the television show.
920
year: 2009
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Shakespeare's Spy
The winter of 1602 brings many changes for Widge, a young apprentice at London's Globe Theatre, as he becomes infatuated with Shakespeare's daughter Judith, attempts to write a play, learns more about his past, endangers himself to help a friend, acquires a new identity, and finds a new purpose in life.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: shakespeare, william, stealing, theater, orphans, actors and actresses, spies, great britain, theft, actors [X], globe theatre (london, england : 1599-1644), actresses [X], apprentices
Marilyn Monroe
Examines in text and photographs the life and career of the most celebrated motion picture actress in the history of show business.
920
year: 1995
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: monroe, marilyn, motion picture actors and actresses, actors and actresses, actresses [X], women, actors [X]
Hear, Hear, Mr. Shakespeare
Players on their way to London to perform for the Queen stop in Stratford-on-Avon to visit William Shakespeare.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Astaires
A biography of Fred and Adele Astaire, sibling dancers and entertainers of the 1920s, discussing their childhood in Omaha, their rise to fame as vaudeville performers to the Broadway stage, and their eventual divergence as Adele marries into British aristocracy and Fred's famed Hollywood career.
920
year: 2012
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Lightning Strikes
Rain's dreams of becoming a famous actress are threatened by her family's dark secrets.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Hedy Lamarr
A biography of the actress whose weapons communication system was used by the Navy in 1962 and is used today in the Internet and for satellite transmissions.
920
year: 2002
copies: 10
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: lamarr, hedy, spread spectrum communications, actors and actresses, actresses [X], telecommunication, actors [X]
My Sister Marilyn
The sister of Marilyn Monroe shares memories of their relationship.
920
year: 2003
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: monroe, marilyn, miracle, berniece baker, motion picture actors and actresses, actors [X], actresses [X], actors and actresses
Draw 50 Famous Stars, As Selected By Rona Barrett's Hollywood Magazine
Step-by-step instructions explain how to draw portraits of famous people.
743
year: 1982
copies: 1
call number/section: 743
lexile:
Kristen Stewart
Provides an overview of the life and career of Kristen Stewart, discussing her childhood, work on such films as "Zathura, " "Into the Blue, " and "Twilight, " and other related topics.
920
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
True Confessions Of A Hollywood Starlet
Teen movie star Morgan Carter retreats to a small midwestern town to recuperate anonymously after an overdose and rehabilitation, recording her thoughts in a diary.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: actors and actresses, drug abuse, rehabilitation, diaries, actors [X], drug addicts, actresses [X]
Judy Garland
Chronicles the life of actress Judy Garland, discussing the role that made her a star, her nightclub acts, her struggles with drug addiction, and her tragic death.
920
year: 1999
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Life, Starring Me!
Ruby Day is a star. Or at least she was, until she got too old for her role on the international tour of Bye Bye Birdie.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: middle school students, schools, teenage girls, actresses [X], musicals, friendship, actors and actresses, school stories, actors [X]