fame

Audrey Cuttler's life is turned upside down when her ex-boyfriend's song about their break up hits the top of the charts, making Audrey a prime target for the paparazzi, who are documenting her every move, hoping to catch her messing up, and causing her nothing but misery.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

After being dumped by her boyfriend and gaining twenty-five pounds during her freshman year at Columbia University, Bee Wilson becomes a world-famous supermodel when a prestigious modeling agency hires her for its plus-size division.

Brittany Rush expects the spotlight to shine on her again when she returns to New York after a year spent with her family in Hong Kong, but instead finds that she has changed from being a cute kid to watch out for to just another pretty girl waiting her turn.

Airi, an Okinawan teen who dreams of becoming a star, enlists the help of her guardian angel in getting her into the big city's actor's school--a prerequisite for appearing on the American Idol-like television show, Boom Boom.

Judy, envious when a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, tries to find a way to become famous herself.

"Rising country music star Bird Barrett is out on tour, with her brother and best friend along for the ride. But when the fear of being left behind by those she loves collides with the pressures of being a headlining act, Bird begins pushing everyone away--including her longtime crush who has joined the tour"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Thistle Tate, a bestselling author with glowing reviews, diehard fans across the globe, and more, struggles with secrets that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect world.

Hoping to become a famous animal explorer on television, Jaden, age five, plans to achieve fame through a school play after his parents forbid him to post his video online.

"The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship--like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor--April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world--everywhere from Beijing to Buenos Aires--and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight. Now April has to deal with the pressure on her relationships, her identity, and her safety that this new position brings, all while being on the front lines of the quest to find out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us"--Provided by publisher.