Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar

Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar — page 3 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Essential Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photo Shutterstock Images Interior Photos Shutterstock Images 3 Rex Features AP Images 6 7 21 97 Steve Vas Featureflash Shutterstock Images 11 Felipe Dana AP Images 13 Paul Smith Featureflash Shutterstock Images 14 15 96 top Splash News Corbis 19 Jonathan Nowak Dooley Productions Shutterstock Images 22 23 100 Eric Draper AP Images 27 Ian White Outline Corbis 33 S Bukley Shutterstock Images 34 35 53 71 95 96 bottom 99 Stephane Cardinale People Avenue Corbis 43 46 47 Jared Milgrim Corbis 44 Sergio Moraes Reuters Corbis 54 55 Matt Sayles AP Images 58 64 65 Chris Pizzello AP Images 63 98 top Chris Young Canadian Press AP Images 73 Brian Friedman for iHeartRadio The Hell Gate Corbis 74 75 Mario Anzuoni Reuters Corbis 78 J Scott Applewhite AP Images 83 AFLO Nippon News Corbis 84 85 Dario Cantatore Invision AP Images 88 UNICEF Kate Holt AP Images 90 98 bottom Editor Susan E Hamen Series Designer Emily Love Library of Congress Control Number 2014911370 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Owings Lisa Katy Perry chart-topping superstar Lisa Owings p cm Contemporary lives Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-546-3 1 Perry Katy 1984 Juvenile literature 2 Singers United States Biography Juvenile literature 1 Title 782 42164092 dc23 B 2014911370

Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar — page 4 — CONTENTS 1 JUST LOVE 6 2 A FAMILY ON THE MOVE 14 3 SEEKING STARDOM 22 4 I KISSED A GIRL 34 5 HELLO KATY 46 6 SETTING OFF FIREWORKS 54 7 CALIFORNIA DREAMS 64 8 WIDE AWAKE 74 9 PRISMATIC PERRY 84 TIMELINE 96 GET THE SCOOP 100 GLOSSARY 102 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 104 SOURCE NOTES 106 INDEX 110 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 112

Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar — page 5 — Perry helped design the candy-inspired costumes and stage decorations that were a predominant theme for her 2011 2012 California Dreams Tour

Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar — page 6 — CHAPTER 1 Just Love Cell phone screens and camera flashes twinkled like stars against the dark São Paulo Brazil sky the night of September 25 2011 A sea of 25,000 fans stretched from the stage to the horizon all impatiently awaiting the moment pop sensation Katy Perry would step into the spotlight 1 As they stood 7

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