Lindsay Lohan is the young and beautiful celebrity everyone's talking about. From her early Disney days as teen queen of the big screen, she has risen through the Hollywood ranks to become a serious actress and internationally famous singer. Lindsay started her show business career as a child fashion model for magazine and television ads. At ten she made her acting debut in the soap operanbsp;Another Worldand atnbsp;11 she made her film debut inThe Parent Trap. Her big break came six years later when she played the lead role in the Tina Fey-pennednbsp;Mean Girls—anbsp;critical and commercial hitnbsp;that propelled both her professional and personal life into the media spotlight. The tabloids are full of details of her friendships with a list of high-profile media favorites, including Paris and Nicky Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, the Olsen Twins, and Britney Spears. And the public are always eager to hear the latest gossip about her alleged relationsips with a string of famous men. Lindsay has had a turbulent life over the past few years, lived out completelynbsp;in the public eye. We have been privy to details about her troubled childhood and her parents' messy separation, and heard rumors of health problems, alcoholism, plastic surgery, drugs, and an eating disorder. Everyone wants to know the truth about Lindsay Lohan, and in this no-holds-barred biography, celebrity journalist Sarah Marshall reveals all about a girl who, though still young, has an incredible life story to tell.

The inside story on Lindsay: love, survival and celebrity. Lindsay Lohan was born in New York in 1986. She started modelling and acting at the tender age of 3 and it didn't take long before showbiz execs recognised her undeniable talent. As Lindsay's father was jailed by the time she was 4, Lindsay soon became the family breadwinner and her mother assumed the role of Lindsay's manager - a job she continues to this day. Having starred in over 60 TV commercials, Lindsay landed her first role on the big screen in the remake of THE PARENT TRAP and went on to star in FREAKY FRIDAY, and perhaps most famously, MEAN GIRLS. But in 2005, Lindsay revealed that she suffered from bulimia and she gained a reputation as a wildchild party animal. By 2007, Lindsay had been arrested for substance abuse. In 2008, Lindsay had a high profile and intense relationship with Samantha Ronson. Battling the odds, Lindsay is trying to get her life back on track following recent stints in rehab. Ally Croft chronicles Lindsay's remarkable and turbulent life with honesty and sensitivity.

In graphic novel format, chronicles the infamous life of Lindsay Lohan, focusing on her partying, drug possession, bisexualism, and jail time.

Lindsay Lohan was born with superstardom in her genes. Her career began at the age of three with modeling, which soon led her to the small screen, and before long Lindsay hit the big screen, where it looks like she'll stay for good! From her double-duty performance as twins inThe Parent Trapto her mother-daughter switch inFreaky Fridayto the halls of high school inMean Girls,Lindsay has worked hard and earned her place among the hottest young stars in Hollywood.But underneath, this teen queen has a lot in common with the thousands of people who go see her movies and read about her in magazines -- for starters, she likes to hang out with her friends, shop, and listen to music. She even has her fair share of boy troubles!Lindsay Lohan: The "It" Girl Next Doortells the whole story behind this talented actress's rise to fame and delivers the scoop on what makes her the down-to-earth, confident, outgoing girl we love!

She's an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And she's only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles Witherspoon's participation in local talent shows, her Hollywood debut, and her Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown also highlights the actress's emphasis on maintaining her values in an industry that often has none. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was astonishingly ambitious from a young age. By seven, she appeared in commercials and was already taking adult acting classes. In 1990 she earned her first starring role in the film Man on the Moon, and suddenly Hollywood took notice. Brown delves into Witherspoon's decision to put a hold on her acting career to pursue an education — a hold that couldn't last when the scripts kept rolling in — her work with her production company Type A, and, of course, her high-visibility relationship with Ryan Phillippe, whom she met at her 21st birthday party. The first-ever biography of the star, Reese Witherspoon gives fans a close-up look at Hollywood's golden girl.

British television, stage and film actor Tom Hiddleston has a gift for playing the villain. Still only in his thirties, he has become one of Britain's great acting exports and has brought both the big and small screen to life for audiences around the world. First emerging on British television and stage - winning the Lawrence Olivier Award in 2008 and appearing in Othello opposite Ewan Macgregor - Hiddleston's breakthrough came when he was cast as Loki in the 2011 Thor film, and again in The Avengers (2012) and the 2013 blockbuster Thor: The Dark World, a role that cemented him as a star. He has since worked with legends of stage and screen, including Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg, and recently won a Golden Globe for his role in the BBC adaptation of John Le Carre's The Night Manager. In this book, Sarah Marshall traces Tom Hiddleston's career to date, from his early introduction to theatre as a child, through to his role at the heart of the blockbuster Marvel Universe and leaves few readers doubting the incredible talent of this modern star.

Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a hot male movie star, and he has brought it to his friend Bobby Gould, head of production for a major film company. Both see the script as a ticket to the really big table where the power is. The star wants to do it; all they have to do is pitch it to their boss in the morning. Meanwhile, Bobby bets Charlie that he can seduce the secretary temp. As a ruse, he has given her a novel "by some Eastern sissy writer" that he is supposed to read before saying "thanks but no thanks." She is determined that the novel, not the trite vehicle, should be the company's next project. When she does sleep with Bobby, he finds the experience is so transmogrifying that Charlie must plead with Bobby not to pitch the sissy film. - Publisher's note.

Grade level: 5, 6, 7, 8, e, i, s.

"This biography recounts the early life of this superstar as well as her coronation on Broadway, her work in silent film, and her sexual liaisons. It also covers her eventual disappearance from public life, her alcoholism and her death, which went largely unnoticed. The book includes first-hand personal anecdotes and observations from recently discovered tapes"--Provided by publisher.