Rebel Wilson

From Stand-Up Laughs to Box-Office Smash

From the Series Pop Culture Bios

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

You may know that Rebel Wilson cracks fans up in Pitch Perfect and other hilarious big-screen comedies. But did you know that she:
• grew up traveling to dog shows every weekend with her parents, who worked as professional dog handlers?
• was really shy as a teen and took acting classes to help build up her confidence?
• earned a law degree and could practice law if she weren’t already working as an actress?

Want to know more about the life of this tremendous on-screen talent? Read on to learn all about Rebel’s childhood, family, personality, acting projects, the story behind her unusual name, and more!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Copyright 2014
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2014-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.7
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007060, JNF007120, JNF039030
Dewey 792.02'8092
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 770
Guided Reading Level S
ATOS Reading Level 4.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 163073
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Heather E. Schwartz

When Heather E. Schwartz was thirteen years old, she tracked down several lead orphans from the 1983 movie "Annie" and interviewed them by phone. As an adult, she realized she could apply those same early instincts to a career as a journalist and writer. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction children's titles, published by Lerner Publishing Group, Capstone Press, Teacher Created Materials, Lucent Books, and Tangerine Press, a Scholastic imprint. She has written articles for National Geographic Kids and Discovery Girls. In addition, she developed the content for KidsGetArthritisToo.org, the juvenile section of the Arthritis Foundation's website. Other credits in the children's market include articles for Teen, Girls' Life, and All About You magazines. Additionally, Ms. Schwartz is a former editor at Bridal Guide magazine, co-author of Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown (Warner, 2004), and contributor to The Takeout Cookbook (Knock Knock 2007).

Reviews

Booklist

“The peppy design contains short boxes of text and lots of color photographs of the star…. Many girls will be inspired by the fact that Wilson is a triple threat—writer, actor, singer—and that she seems to be sure of herself, no matter her size.” —Booklist

School Library Journal

“[G]ood tools for instruction and practice with identifying informational text features.” —School Library Journal

VOYA

“Shorter than many easy-read biographies, these volumes are jam-packed with information yet manage to avoid a busy appearance on the page and information overload.” —VOYA