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Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens

About the AuthorAdrian Besley is a freelance writer and former copywriter for the BBC. He lives in London and is the author of many successful nonfiction titles.Product DescriptionWith number one albums in multiple countries and five Grammys under her belt, Billie Eilish has become a pop sensation. Billie was a promising young dancer until musical success came literally overnight in 2015. A song she uploaded to SoundCloud received a thousand plays in twenty-four hours. The thirteen-year-old's voice intoxicated listeners and the track went viral. Billie and her brother, Finneas, produced a series of eclectic but equally bewitching tracks, which drew fans from around the world. Follow her journey from singing in her bedroom to performing at huge arenas, and find out what makes Billie Eilish the most extraordinary teenage star in the world.From School Library JournalGr 6 Up-This starry-eyed, adulatory biography of 18-year-old white pop singer Billie Eilish will please her legions of fans. The meteoric rise of Eilish, who first gained fame at 13, is documented in painstaking detail. Beginning with Eilish's childhood in Los Angeles, the text describes her creative home school life in which dancing, art, and music played a major role. Her close relationship with her older brother Finneas O'Connell led to a musical collaboration that went on to make both of their careers. Besley provides in-depth accounts of how Eilish created her hit songs, their accompanying music videos, and their impact on the music scene and growing fan base. The singer's live performances are assessed, covering the songs she played, the outfits she wore, and minute details as to how she stood or moved around the stage. A bright, fun layout and color photographs enhance the text. The tone of Besley's reporting is undoubtedly admiring and will appeal to young readers with its unabashed, casual style. Older readers may be reminded of long-form Rolling Stone-style profiles of artists if they were written by a gushing fan rather than a jaded journalist. One can't help but worry about how soon this book will be out of date, making it an impractical purchase for most collections. VERDICT Recommended where biographies of contemporary musicians are popular.-Kristy Pasquariello, Westwood P.L., MAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Review"This starry-eyed, adulatory biography of 18-year-old white pop singer Billie Eilish will please her legions of fans. The meteoric rise of Eilish, who first gained fame at 13, is documented in painstaking detail. Beginning with Eilish's childhood in Los Angeles, the text describes her creative home school life in which dancing, art, and music played a major role. Her close relationship with her older brother Finneas O'Connell led to a musical collaboration that went on to make both of their careers. Besley provides in-depth accounts of how Eilish created her hit songs, their accompanying music videos, and their impact on the music scene and growing fan base. The singer's live performances are assessed, covering the songs she played, the outfits she wore, and minute details as to how she stood or moved around the stage. A bright, fun layout and color photographs enhance the text. The tone of Besley's reporting is undoubtedly admiring and will appeal to young readers with its unabashed, casual style. Older readers may be reminded of long-form Rolling Stone-style profiles of artists if they were written by a gushing fan rather than a jaded journalist. One can't help but worry about how soon this book will be out of date, making it an impractical purchase for most collections. VERDICT Recommended where biographies of contemporary musicians are popular."―School Library Journal"This biography of the teen singer/songwriter shows a talented young woman in charge of her art and career.Touted as the first artist born in this century to hit No. 1 on

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