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Dramas of a teenage heiress

2018
"When a scurrilous journalist writes a very mean article about hotel heiress Flick Royale after 'an unfortunate incident' over a handbag designed for her pet daschund Fritz, she is mortified. Especially when it goes viral! She has to find a way to show the world that she's not the spoilt brat she's been made out to be. But with not enough followers on even Fritz's Instagram account, let alone her own, she needs to find a bigger crowd to tell the real story to. But how?"--Provided by publisher.

Tyler Oakley

LGBTQ+ activist with more than 660 million views
2020
Examines the life of Tyler Oakley, LGBTQ+ activist and YouTube celebrity.

Spin

When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other--but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined to find out who murdered their friend.

The truth according to Blue

"Thirteen-year-old Blue Broen teams up with her diabetic alert dog and the spoiled daughter of a vacationing movie star on a treasure hunt to find her family's ancestral fortune"--.

Girl, unframed

While spending a summer with her famous mother and her criminal boyfriend, Sydney Reilly, age fifteen, finds love with Nicco but her premonition of something bad coming proves dreadfully accurate.

Followers

2020
As Lily learns from the Paleys how to navigate her newfound fame, she finds herself ensnared in the unfolding storylines. Is Lily safe under Patrick's roof? Or will Lily be Patrick's downfall? If she isn't destroyed by Hailey first. When Lily catches the eye of Hailey's designated leading man Joel Strom it's war!.

Bookish and the beast

a novel
"In this adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast,' the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother'sdeath"--OCLC.

The princess and the fangirl

a geekerella fairy tale
"Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off in the Starfield movie franchise. The problem is, Jessica Stone, the actress who plays Princess Amara, desperately wants to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll be shackled to the career-defining role for life. A a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen and Jess together, and they quickly become enemies. But when the movie script for the sequel leaks, with all signs pointing to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. . . That's easier said than done when the girls step into each other's shoes and discover new romantic possibilities, as well as the darker side of intense fandom. While these 'princesses' race to find the script-leaker, they must rescue themselves from their own expectations, and redefine what it means to live happily ever after"--Provided by publisher.

Danny Constantino's first (and maybe last?) date

"Between going to the middle school dance with his celebrity crush and watching his mom campaign to be the next town mayor, Danny has a lot to learn about life in the spotlight"--Provided by publisher.

Serena Williams

tennis champion, sports legend, and cultural heroine
"Record-breaking . . . tennis star Serena Williams often sparks conversation and debate. She's one of the . . . figures in sports, and this book offers insight not only into her impact on tennis and popular culture but also into how she has challenged race and gender norms"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Serena Williams

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