singers

An electro-synth-pop-glam-rock wonder-woman, Miss Stefani Germanotta has created a jaw-dropping persona, leaving us eye-popped by her outrageous space-age outfits. Not just a musical trailblazer and fashion queen, Gaga has been included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world, her popularity enabling her to make a difference.

While their mother investigates a series of bear attacks in and near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Jack and Ashley learn about country music and Cherokee people from two new friends, one of whom is keeping a secret.

Discusses the life and career of Selena Gomez.

A biography on Beyonce from her beginnings as a shy child to the birth of her daughter.

Biography of singer Adele, discussing her childhood in London, attending the BRIT school, and her professional career.

Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. She found fame, fortune, and that remarkable voice in 1967 with "Respect" and a rapid-fire string of hits. Aretha turned the industry on its head by refueling pop with heavy soul. The Queen of Soul had survived, and arrived.

In the glitz and glamour world of pop music, no one would have ever predicted Ed Sheeran, with his boy-next-door looks and shy-guy personality, would become a superstar. Readers will trace Sheeran s path to stardom, from his beginnings as an 11-year-old songwriter and guitarists to one of the world s biggest pop stars. They will also learn about Sheeran s collaborations with music legends such as Elton John and Taylor Swift and find out what he is planning for his next album. The well-organzied chapters help readers identify key details while the photos add clarity and enable students to better understand the text.

With her starring roles on two Nickelodeon sitcoms and smash hit pop albums, Ariana Grande has become a major force in the entertainment world. Readers will find out how Ariana got her start on the stage of a Broadway musical, how she broke through to a huge audience on TV, what her day-to-day life is like, and what she plans on doing next. The well-organzied chapters help readers identify key details while the photos add clarity and enable students to better understand the text.

Explores the life and career of Jennifer Lopez.

Devastated about having to change middle schools mid-year, Maggie Malone gets a taste of a very different life when the ugly boots Aunt Fi sends for her birthday allow her to spend a day in the life of pop sensation Becca Star.