Wish Upon a Superstar (Lucky Stars #5)


Book Description

A magical new series! Lucky Cassie --- Roxy Gold, the biggest movie star around, is shooting a film in her town! Cassie can't believe how glamorous her life is. But Roxy doesn't seem happy. She can't go anywhere without people taking her picture or asking for her autograph! If only she could be invisible. . . .Cassie wants nothing more than to make Roxy's wish come true --- but how? Maybe her newest charm can help!




Wish Upon a Party (Lucky Stars #4)


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A magical new series! It's just like magic! The new boy staying at the B&B is supposed to do magic tricks at a birthday party --- but he's not very good. His tricks are always going wrong! Luckily, Cassie has a few tricks up her sleeve, like a brand-new charm for her bracelet. Can she use it to add some magic to this party --- and make another wish come true?




Wish Upon a Superstar


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When Cassie meets superstar Roxy Gold, she discovers that Roxy's life of fame isn't what it seems, and she uses her charm to help Roxy escape the paparazzi.




Wish Upon a Song (Lucky Stars #3)


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A magical new series! There's a big festival in town -- and Cassie's favorite singer, Jacey Day, is coming to perform. Cassie can't wait to see her! But Jacey's backup singers are sick. Without them, the performance could be ruined. . . .Luckily, Cassie has a plan! Can she use her newest charm to make Jacey's performance sparkle?




Wish Upon a Friend (Lucky Stars #1)


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A magical new series! Wishes really do come true!Cassie is so excited to turn seven! She knows it's a special day, but she has no idea what kind of magic is in store. . . .On her birthday, Cassie is whisked away on a magical adventure in the sky. She's going to become a Lucky Star -- someone who makes wishes come true! Every time she helps grant a wish, she'll collect a charm for her sparkly new bracelet. But these are no ordinary charms. Each one gives Cassie a different magical power! Can Cassie earn all seven charms and become a true Lucky Star?




Wish Upon a Pet (Lucky Stars #2)


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A magical new series! Cassie doesn't know what her new magical charm does yet, but she's excited to find out. And when a new girl comes to town, Cassie may have her chance! Sita is visiting with her pony, Sunbeam. They're hoping to win first place in a pony show . . . until Sunbeam disappears. It's up to Cassie and Alex to track him down, and make Sita's wish of winning a blue ribbon come true. But where do they start?Luckily, Cassie's new charm -- and some friendly animals -- might be able to help!




Lucky Stars 5: The Film Star Wish


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One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper. Stella and Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars, and Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star – someone who can grant real wishes. But first Cassie must collect six magical charms and use their powers wisely – helping other people's wishes to come true. Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star! In book five, THE FILM STAR WISH, Cassie is lucky enough to meet Roxy Gold, movie star! Being famous is fun, but Roxy wishes that sometimes she could just be invisible . . . Can Cassie help her new friend?




Pop Princess


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Yearning to escape the small Massachusetts town where her family retreated after her sister's death, Wonder Blake gets her chance when her sister's manager offers Wonder a record contract on her sixteenth birthday.




Stories of Desire and Narratives of Faith


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Stories are the foundation for identity and the ground of understanding. Stories of Desire and Narratives of Faith addresses humankind’s search for identity and meaning through the stories of science and religion. Both arose in the mists of history. Both are awe inspiring. Both beggar the imagination. Both have always competed for authority. Science gained preeminence in our postmodern, pluralistic, globalized world as evidenced based, while religion (for many reasons) lost credibility. Yet religion has not disappeared. Stories is a concise, engaging, inspiring accessible account of the history of science (geological and biological evolution perceived through increasingly sophisticated technology) and the history of nine text-based world religions of antiquity. Stories avoids insider language, democratizing both God talk and scientific jargon without patronizing either. There is no attempt to identify the best or truest religion, and Stories disavows dogmatic religious triumphalism. The authors do follow the tradition of giving an account of their Christian faith, the only religious story with which they have experience. They invite others to do the same, paying attention to their own stories as they grapple with modern science, do theology, and engage faith. Stories proposes how and in what manner these disciplines can meaningfully converse in today’s world.




Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.


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Before Breakfast at Tiffany’s Audrey Hepburn was still a little-known actress with few film roles to speak of; after it – indeed, because of it - she was one of the world’s most famous fashion, style and screen icons. It was this film that matched her with Hubert de Givenchy’s “little black dress”. Meanwhile, Truman Capote’s original novel is itself a modern classic selling huge numbers every year, and its high-living author of perennial interest. Now, this little book tells the story of how it all happened: how Audrey got the role (for which at first she wasn’t considered, and which she at first didn’t want); how long it took to get the script right; how it made Blake Edwards’ name as a director after too many trashy films had failed to; and how Henry Mancini’s soundtrack with its memorable signature tune ‘Moon River’ completed the irresistible package. This is the story of how one shy, uncertain, inexperienced young actress was persuaded to take on a role she at first thought too hard-edged and amoral – and how it made Audrey Hepburn into gamine, elusive Holly Golightly in the little black dress - and a star for the rest of her life.