Katy Perry

From Gospel Singer to Pop Star

From the Series Pop Culture Bios

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

You may know that Katy Perry is a shining star of pop who has soared to number one on the charts again and again. But did you know that Katy:
• is a pastor’s kid times two? Both her mom and dad are pastors who encouraged her to sing in church.
• was dropped by two recording labels before she finally got her big break with Capitol Records?
• exercises by jumping rope before every single show?

Want to know more about the life of this talented celebrity? Read on to learn all about Katy’s childhood, career, favorite things, love life, future goals, and more!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Copyright 2013
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2014-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.5
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007000, JNF007040, JNF036050
Dewey 782.42164092
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 740
Guided Reading Level T
ATOS Reading Level 4.4
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 151612
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Nadia Higgins

Nadia Higgins is the author of 50-plus books for the school library market. She also worked as an editor in the industry for almost ten years. Many of her books have a science bent, though she's also written about pop stars, car art, and zombies. Nadia lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two young daughters.

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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

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