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Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published April 15, 2010
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Fran Lewis
Reviewer Fran Lewis:
Fran worked in the NYC Public Schools as the Reading and Writing
Staff Developer for over 36 years. She has three masters degrees and
a PD in Supervision and Administration. Currently. She is a member of
Who's Who of America's Teachers and Who's
Who of America's Executives from Cambridge. In addition,
she is the author of three children's books and a fourth Alzheimer’s
book is Memories are Precious: Alzheimer’s Journey: Ruth’s story
in honor of her mom. Fran
hopes to create more awareness for a cure of Alzheimer.
She
was also the musical director for shows in her school and ran the
school's newspaper. Fran writes reviews for authors upon request and
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Author: Christopher Heard
ISBN:-10: 1926745027
ISBN:-13: 978-1926745022
Publisher:
Transit Publishing
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The media can be cruel when
reporting about a singer, movie star or even an athlete. Movie
critics, book reviewers and photographers tend to invade the lives of
the actors, authors and famous figures when they appear in public, or
review their movies or books. Britney Spears has been under the
microscope since the day she was born. Primed to become a singer and
a star, encouraged by her mother, Lynne, Britney Spears life was
never really private. There was always someone there to photograph
her, rate her performance, compete against her or encourage her to
continue being the perfectionist she has always was and still is.
This brings me to my review of Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost by
Christopher Heard. What a perfect title. To anyone that really has a
heart and understands that people deserve second chances and should
not be judged on past mistakes, the title fits, as I feel she never
had a chance to really be a little girl and do the things little kids
did.
From the minute she could get up and dance or
sing, she performed in public and entered every competition and
contest that her mother would bring her to. She won most everyone
that she entered and competed in before the age of 8. Britney loved
gymnastics too and was given every form of equipment to practice on
in her home. Piano lessons, singing lessons and dancing lessons were
her life early on, causing her to miss school and socializing with
other children her own age.
Britney Spears’s mother
had goals that she set for her and expected her to reach them. With a
father that was finding it hard to find work, the family began
depending on her to support them. Becoming part of the Mickey Mouse
Club, she became friends with many stars and her rise to stardom she
hoped would not be far away. With the shows short-lived life and
cancellation, she returned home to Kentwood to resume her life as a
normal teenager. But, would her mother allow her to and what would
her next career move be? Even forming a relationship with a friend of
her brother, she dove into it with the same vigor as two adults
starting a relationship. The relationship became too intense and when
Reg went off to college and met other girls, Britney retaliated by
dating other boys and making sure that he knew it
Britney
did not handle rejection or disappointment very well. When she did
not get a part or come on top she started analyzing what she did
wrong and consider what her failings were instead of working on the
many positive attributes that she had. Throughout the this biography
I have not heard her parents use terms of love or endearment to her
or ever say they were proud of her for all that she accomplished and
might in the future.
Author Christopher Heard
helps the reader to better understand the torment, turbulent
relationships, the highs and lows of the career of a young woman who
many counted on to make them rich and bring in the gold. Her
relationship with Justin Timberlake, her mother’s goals for her and
constant push to rise to the top, and the endless tours she went on,
often left her drained and feeling alone. Commercials, movies,
awards, endorsements, videos and numerous albums and yet she never
really found Brittany, the real person. A heart of gold and blaming
herself for her parent’s debts, she paid them back and then some
but not just with money but also by driving herself and pushing
herself to meet what she thought she wanted and others expected of
her. She became less of a human being and more of a marketable
product.
Her life is like looking into a distorted
mirror with all of the images out of place. Her relationship and
marriage to Kevin Federline, her poor public image due to allegedly
being accused of alcohol and drug abuse, her stint in rehab and more
drove the public, the media and her support group to withdraw from
her. Temper tantrums in public, hospitalizations, losing custody of
her children and no one really understood why. Even her parents and
doctors did stop and think about why her total personality was so
erratic. As the author so aptly states,” too many in Britney’s
inner and outer circles were content to overlook her suffering and
obvious cries for help.” This book is a must read for anyone that
wants to learn more about what happens when stardom comes too fast,
people take advantage of a young girl who just wanted to become a
star.
Brittany needs to fix that mirror and create a clearer
picture. You don’t have to please the world, you need to be who you
are and that is just fine and deserve a big hug and congrats for your
comeback.