women singers

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women singers

Fallen skies

2008
In the years following World War I, Lily Valance becomes a chorus girl to help support her widowed mother and falls in love and marries war hero Stephen Winters, unaware of the dark secrets that will threaten their marriage and Stephen's sanity.

Whitney Houston

1963-2012 : we will always love you
2012
Examines the life of singing superstar Whitney Houston, discussing her childhood and family, her rise to fame in the 1980s, her acting roles, and looks at the controversies surrounding her marriage to hip-hop artist Bobby Brown, the rumors of drug use and her death.

Dreamgirl

& Supreme faith : my life as a Supreme
1999
Singer Mary Wilson describes the rise to fame of the Supremes, the dissolution of the singing group, and her life since the Supremes disbanded.

I

2009
Harlee Harte, the celebrity columnist for Hollywoodland High School newspaper, contends with the challenges of life as a teenager and interviews actress Taylor Swift for her column. Includes full-color photographs, puzzles, quizzes and games.

Leona Lewis

2010
Presents biographical information about British pop star Leona Lewis, covering her success as a musician and appearance in magazines and at the Beijing Olympics while also working for charitable causes.

The song of the lark

1999
Story of Thea Kronborg, who rose from humble origins to the top of the opera world through her own hard work and the support of others.

Foolish

reflections on love
2002
A collection of Ashanti's poems and reflections, as well as stories about what--or whom--moved her to write each piece.

32 candles

a novel
2010
Davie Jones believes her life cannot get any worse thanks to her horrible mother and low self-esteem, but when she sees the movie "Sixteen Candles" her outlook changes and she decides to reinvent herself in Hollywood as a beautiful and successful lounge singer.

'Til the fat girl sings

from an overweight nobody to a Broadway somebody--a memoir
2006
Sharon Wheatley chronicles her battle with food and her struggles to make it as a Broadway star despite her weight.

Baroque-a-nova

2002
Saul St. Pierre, the son of a forgotten seventies folk singer, has just learned that his long-absent mother has committed suicide, and because of his father's renewed popularity, Saul finds every aspect of his life being examined and reported by the press.

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