Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire | 
pickThis nonfiction history of the Disney channel, how it began and through its hey day was fascinating. The author explored the business side things, the creative minds working to create something new, and the young actors that made it all come to life. This made me angry, made me laugh, and made think about the channel that was on so often when my kids were tweens. Highly recommend if you watched in the 2000s-2015s.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ As an elder millennial, I‘m a few years too old to appreciate this fully, as I literally never watched a single show, but it was still a worthwhile read addressing the challenges and successes of various projects. I‘d heard of almost all the shows, but was definitely clueless as to how many folks got their start in the Disney Channel aughts. That kind of blew my mind.
pickSome behind the scenes of all that happened at Disney between the early 90s and the Mickey Mouse Club, all the way to the 2010s. I learned a lot of new information and Lalaine (Miranda from Lizzie McGuire) did a fantastic job narrating. It didn‘t have any bombshell information and won‘t ruin your idea of Disney the way other tell-alls are known to do.
pickEven though my kids were more Nickelodeon than Disney, I found this book interesting.
Shia LaBeouf, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato - all very interesting.
My only gripe is with the audiobook narrator and her pronunciations. The word 'complimentary' was pronounced "compliment-airy." The era of the 90s was the "nigh-knees."
It drove me crazy, but I'm told that's how the kids these days speak ???
