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Rocky meets Gattaca in this thrill-ride of celebrity, competition, and responsibility -- Carr "the Raptor" Luka is a rising star in the weightless combat sport called zeroboxing. To help him win the championship title, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm--a personal marketing strategist. It isn't long before she's made Carr into a popular celebrity and stolen his heart along the way. But as his fame grows, Carr becomes an inspirational hero on Earth, a once-great planet that's fallen into the shadow of its more prosperous colonies. And when Carr learns of a far-reaching criminal scheme, he becomes the keeper of a devastating secret. Not only will his choices place everything he holds dear into jeopardy, they may also spill the violence from the sports arena into the solar system.

As the new lead singer of the band Melbourne, Chelsea has only the summer tour to make the band--and their fans--love her, or it is back to boring high school.

As seventeen-year-old Carr "the Raptor" Luka rises to fame in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, he learns a devastating secret that jeopardizes not only his future in the sport, but interplanetary relations.

When her best friend comes out as a lesbian, Daisy leads the charge to end their school's ban on same-sex dates for the homecoming dance, but a local story goes viral and now everyone--including a cute college journalist--believes Daisy is gay, too.

As a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, Vee is unhappy to be watched constantly but finds it exhilarating to be paired with Ian taking ever riskier dares--until the stakes become too high.

"Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? In this ... evolution of mental health, ... journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture. From Marilyn Monroe's borderline personality disorder to Charles Darwin's anxiety,Kalb provides ... insight into a broad range of maladies, using historical records and interviews with leading mental health experts, biographers, sociologists, and other specialists"--Provided by publisher.

Brian spots his favorite pop star, Jamie Hawk, at a restaurant and wishes to be him, while Jamie spots Brian and his family at the same time and wishes to be normal like Brian; somehow the two boys actually switch places.

After losing a TV talent show, Chelsea thought her dreams of becoming a rock star were over. Then after one phone call she finds herself the lead singer of "Melbourne," touring with three hot guys and singing in sold-out clubs every day. However, not all is well, even with teen heartthrob Lucas Rivers interested in her--Chelsea has made enemies of her own band and some of their fans, and she has only the summer to make them love her, or else face the shame of returning to her senior year in high school a washout.

"An emotionally damaged seventeen-year-old boy in Pennsylvania who was once an infamous reality television show star, meets a girl from another dysfunctional family, and she helps him out of his angry shell"--Provided by publisher.