Explores celebrity culture obsession from historical, psychological, and social perspectives. Discusses entertainment addiction, isolation, voyeurism, beauty, and mass media.
Having achieved fame and thousands of followers with her Tumblr expose of her brilliant-yet-clueless parents, a seventeen-year-old African American honors student tries to keep secret that her microblog is ghostwritten by a forty-one-year-old white man.
Fame and success come at a cost for Natasha "Tash" Zelenka when she creates the web series "Unhappy Families," a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina--written by Tash's eternal love Leo Tolstoy.
"A young woman who has skyrocketed to fame is guarded but hopeful when she receives an email from a stranger who claims not only to have information about the father she never knew but also to be her half sister"--Provided by publisher.
Sixteen-year-old Harper Ambrose has always wanted to be recognized, but when her YouTube video blog takes off, she finds herself unprepared for the fast-paced world of online celebrity.
When Rachel's picture of crush Kyle goes viral, it sparks a whirlwind adventure of Internet fame that forces both Rachel and Kyle to question whether fame and love are worth the price.
The trials and tribulations of twelve-year-old Charlie C. Cooper, reformed bully, gifted hacker, and middle child, continue as Charlie tries to convert her overnight fame into a lucrative role on a television show.
Middle schooler Katie becomes a YouTube sensation overnight and is offered a record contract, but her recently divorced mother is dating and her best friend drifting away, which fame cannot fix.
When seventeen-year-old Paige is discovered in Portland, Oregon, and brought to Hollywood to star in a major motion picture, she finds all of the fame and adulation she had dreamed of but also gets caught in a romantic whirlwind, both on and off screen.
