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Describes the life and career of English soccer star David Beckham, discusses his struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and provides guidance for writing a biography.

Provides the addresses of movie stars, athletes, clubs, organizations, publications, musicians, and kid-related businesses and products.

A collection of quotes from 366 men and women throughout history arranged by their birth dates. Includes note-worthy figures such as Shakespeare, Steve Jobs, Jackie Robinson, Billie Jean King, Beethoven, Maya Angelou, and Mahatma Ghandi. Also contains short biographical sketches of the contributors.

Fourteen-year-old Nick and his brother, an ineffectual private detective, try to prevent the threatened murder of an international pop star in London at Christmas time.

Trying to fit in despite having a loud, embarrassing best friend, eleven-year-old Talia becomes a commentator on her middle school's closed-circuit television program and turns the tables on her mother, a talk show host who has been revealing Talia's most humiliating experiences for years.

Since his much-publicized adoption at age three by American movie stars, thirteen-year-old Josef's carefully scripted public life has hidden the isolation he feels at home, but writing a book with a ghostwriter reveals much about his adoptive family and the one he lost during the war in Croatia.

Feeling awkward and ugly is one of several reasons sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity about his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he speaks out and encourages people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean.

Examines seven mysterious disappearances and deaths throughout history including King Tutankhamen, England's Princes in the Towers, and Amelia Earhart.