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Marilyn Monroe

An introduction to the life of actress Marilyn Monroe, discussing her childhood in between foster homes and ophanages, her beginnings as a model and more.

Just listen

Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life. Presented in Spanish.

Zendaya

star performer
Looks at the life and career of model, dancer, actress, and singer, Zendaya.

Knockout

2020
"This memoir of [Mia Kang,] the Hong Kong-born model and host of Bravos Spy Games discusses how she overcame her struggles with bullying, addiction, depression and weight to become an advocate for body positivity"--Provided by publisher.

Zendaya

actress and singer
2019
Zendaya is one of the hottest stars in Hollywood as well as a staple of fashion-forward style. With hit movies such as Spiderman: Homecoming and The Greatest Showman now on her resume, she's come a long way since shooting commercials as a young girl. The accessible text provides fun facts about the woman behind the stylish exterior, such as her early career aspirations to be a teacher or a basketball player.

Melania Trump

2020
". . . highlights the life and accomplishments of Melania Trump. Readers learn about Trump's early life, her careers as an international supermodel and jewelry designer, and her inclusion and anti-bullying initiatives as First Lady of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Love, loss, and what we ate

2016
Television personality Padma Lakshmi examines "her journey from [a humble family kitchen], led by ferocious and unforgettable women, to the judges' table of Top Chef and beyond. It chronicles the fierce devotion of the remarkable people who shaped her along the way, from her headstrong mother who flouted conservative Indian convention to make a life in New York, to her Brahmin grandfather--a brilliant engineer with an irrepressible sweet tooth--to the man seemingly wrong for her in every way who proved to be her truest ally"--Amazon.com.

Ashley's big mistake

1994
While visiting her father in California, teenage model Ashley Taylor has an opportunity to try her skill at acting in a television movie.

A$AP Rocky

master collaborator
Looks at the life of American rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director, A$AP Rocky.
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Models don't eat chocolate cookies

Overweight thirteen-year-old Celeste begins a campaign to lose weight in order to make sure she does not win the Miss Huskey Peach modeling challenge, in which her mother and aunt have entered her--against her wishes.
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