Discusses details about Disney stars Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, two best friends who are involved in television and the music industry together.

This biography explores this talented singer and actress' life, and struggles with bipolar disorder. Readers find out about her early acting days on Barney and Friends with Selena Gomez to being "discovered" by Disney to her Stay Strong special on MTV.

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have it all— hit shows and movies on the Disney Channel, musical talent, and, most importantly, each other to lean on. These best friends are there for each other through thick and thin, from unsuccessful auditions and failed pilots to Selena’s starring role on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place and Demi’s breakout performance in Disney Channel’s Camp Rock, her tour with the Jonas Brothers, and their release of her debut album.

Did you know that Selena’s first acting job was BARNEY AND FRIENDS? That’s also where she met close friend Demi Lavato. She’s the star of the hit TV show WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE, been in movies, and is part of the band Selena Gomez & The Scene. This fun-to-read book offers reluctant readers juicy quotes, personal stories, and accessible features such as a timeline and glossary.

Describes the life and work of Demi Lovato, star of the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock.

Presents innovative scholarship on Latina/o visibility in contemporary mainstream media Latina/os have seen increased visibility in the media in the past several years, especially in feature-length films, network television programs, and various digital platforms. The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity explores Latina/o visibility—analyzing presence, production, and interpretation throughout various media. An important contribution to the emerging field of Latina/o Media Studies, this unique volume brings together political economy and cultural studies to consider the limitations of cultural politics and explore current issues relevant to Latina/o cultural inclusion. Author Angharad N. Valdivia addresses the concept of hybridity and applies it to contemporary Latinidad, in which hybrid Latina/os lead hybrid lives and consume hybrid media. The text explores strategies for gendered visibility in a range of popular culture media, using the concept of hybridity to connect Latina/o Studies to Feminist Media Studies, Gender Studies, and Ethnic Studies. Throughout the text, the author discusses the inclusion Latina/o scholars and audiences seek and considers if such inclusion is even achievable. Offering intersectional exploration of Latinidad in mainstream media, this volume: Explores the trope of the spitfire in the context of popular media Brings Disney Studies into Latina/o Studies Discusses the dynamic inclusion of Latinidad in awards ceremonies Assesses the implicit utopias of Latina/o representation Presents the only major academic treatment of Charo Presenting an original perspective on Latina/os in media, The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity is an ideal text for students and scholars in areas including Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, and general Media and Feminist Media Studies.

Singer, actor, songwriter, and comedian Demi Lovato has taken Hollywood by storm. Born in Texas, she dreamed of being a performer ever since she was a little girl. She began her acting career at age ten on Barney & Friends, where she met her future BFF Selena Gomez. But her next attempts at acting failed, and for a while she considered giving up. After appearing in As the Bell Rings as Charlotte, Demi got her big break—starring opposite the Jonas Brothers in Camp Rock. Since then her life has been a whirlwind. After touring with the Jonas Brothers, Demi released her first solo album and starred in her own Disney Channel comedy, Sonny with a Chance. Find out what makes Demi so successful, and what dreams she still wants to achieve.

This compelling and thorough volume discusses the life and career of Selena Gomez. It details her difficult childhood as the only child of a single mother, becoming a Disney star, and her evolution into an international celebrity. Readers will learn all about her current celebrity lifestyle too.

Life in Texas was not easy for Selena Gomez. Born to teenage parents, her family struggled with money during her childhood. But Selena dreamed of performing and worked hard to become everything she is today—a singer, actress, fashion designer, and role model. Learn about her creative lifestyle, her personal life, and her success, and be inspired to follow your dreams too.

Owen Blaze is an average high school student with something unusual: two specially trained Burmese pythons he carries with him everywhere he goes. When a gang of poachers try to steal Owen's Burmese pythons and kill him, he has to do whatever it takes to stay alive and keep his pythons safe. While evading the poachers and near deaths, Owen meets highly intelligent Trent Hamilton and the big and strong Vincent Fenton, who are after the leader, Andrew Kane. Trent and Vincent take Owen to meet Selena Santiago, a traumatized prodigy inventor with a hideout base and an army of robotics. After providing Owen with a uniform, weapons, and gadgets, Selena brings in Penny McGinnis, a young girl who lost her parents and has been in hiding for two years. Each of them has their own highly trained animals. Working together to capture Andrew Kane and his men, they become the new rescue rangers with animal assistants.