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SAVE THE DATE! SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 FROM 4-9PM.

THE BOOKS AND BANDS BASH-DANCING UNDER THE STARS Be the Star You Are! is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to empower women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media.  We collect, distribute, and promote books and other positive media to women, families, and youth at risk as a way to increase literacy, decrease violence and raise life skills.

Get your party shoes on and dress to impress! Be the Star You Are!, a local literacy charity, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of our new book, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS (ISBN:9781600376320) and a dance party, all organized by local high school teens. Party features 1+3 bands, 13 music sets, 13 raffle items, and 13 book contributors autographing the new book! Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009 Time: 4-9 PM Price: $13 in advance Place: Holy Trinity Cultural Center, 1700 School Street, Moraga, Ca. 94456 Be the Star You Are! is a volunteer organization that operates through contributions, in-kind donations, and proceeds from fund-raising events.  Be the Star You Are! does not receive state or federal funding and is solely dependent on contributions from the community and corporations. The fight against illiteracy is a continuing battle. Please join our efforts by making a tax-deductible contribution today. We want to see you there - and bring some cash! Specialty gift items, great food, drinks, and mocktails, will be sold while you enjoy live music, dancing, autograph sessions, book sales, celebrities, martial arts demonstration and lots of fun. Tickets are limited! Advance sales for the event only via PAYPAL, check or Credit Card. For credit card sales, call 925-377-7827. To buy your tickets by mail with a check, send $13 for the event only, or $27 for the event and a book. Checks payable to: Be the Star You Are!  Charity Be the Star You Are!® Books and Bands Event PO Box 376, Moraga, California 94556 NO ALCOHOL WILL BE SERVED. NO ALCOHOL/DRUGS ALLOWED ON PREMISES BY ANY INDIVIDUAL. ANY PERSON IN VIOLATION OF THIS REGULATION WILL BE REMOVED AND REPRIMANDED. ® SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-buy the BOOKS AND BANDS BASH ticket and the new book for only $27, a savings of $5! (The book will sell for $20, including tax at the party.)

Be the Star You Are! is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to empower women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media.  We collect, distribute, and promote books and other positive media to women, families, and youth at risk as a way to increase literacy, decrease violence and raise life skills.

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The 10th Anniversary Celebration of Be the Star You Are!® charity happens on September 13, 2009. Empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy since 1999 HOW YOU CAN HELP CELEBRATE OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY! Executive Director: Cynthia Brian: Cynthia@bethestaryouare.org Event Director: Emily Weber: emilyweber2@comcast.net For further information please contact Cynthia or Emily. ✮    Send a tax deductible contribution (suggestion $10 for 10 years or $99 to give books)

✮    Become a Partner ($500-$25,000) or buy a Table for 10 ($713 includes 10 books, and 10 entries- great for families and companies)

✮    Buy a Vendor Table  ($113 includes table, two chairs, and entry for one person)

✮    Donate items or services to our mega Raffle

✮    Advertise in our Program ($200 for a full page, $125 for ½ page, $85 for ¼ page)

✮    Pre-order tickets and books at a discount–$13 per ticket, $20 per book. Bought together only $27!

✮    Donate food and beverages

✮    Buy Cases of our book, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS or Be the Star You Are!-99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference to give as gifts. (contact Cynthia Brian: Cynthia@bethestaryouare.org)

✮    Offer a monetary donation in tribute or memoriam of a loved one

✮    Ask your company to match your donation or make a contribution

✮    Establish A Charitable Giving Account with an Investment Firm

All donations are tax deductible according to law. Tax ID #94-3333-88-2 Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3          http://www.bethestaryouare.org PO Box 376, Moraga, California  94556            info@bethestaryouare.org Phone:  925.376.7126

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Chicken Soup for the Soul with Patty Hansen’s Divorce and Recovery, C. Hope Clark’s FundsforWriters, Shirley Cheng’s UltraAbled.

New York Times best selling author, Patty Hansen, helps us survive and thrive after a divorce with her book, Divorce and Recovery. Stories of support, inspiration, and humor to help you through all the phases of the separation and divorce.

Cynthia Brian introduces C. Hope Clark and Shirley Cheng, contributors to Be the Star You Are! for TEENS. Mark your calendars for September 13 for the Books and Bands Bash celebrating 10 years of the charity, Be the Star You Are!

C. Hope Clark founded FundsforWriters.com, a reference enabling over 20,000 writers around the globe to improve their craft. She is the author of The Shy Writer and contributed The Gift of Hope for Be the Star You Are! for TEENS.

Shirley Cheng (b. 1983) is a blind and physically disabled award-winning author of several books. She contributed the Gift of Challenges to Be the Star You Are for TEENS. Visit www.ShirleyCheng.com

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Get your party shoes on and dress to impress! September marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of Be the Star You Are! charity. To celebrate, our youth volunteers are organizing a book signing and dance party to launch our new book, Be the Star You Are! for Teens (ISBN SBN is 9781600376320) with a BOOKS AND BANDS BASH. Thirteen is the lucky number with thirteen bands, thirteen sets, thirteen raffle items, and thirteen book contributors autographing the new book. And the price, you guessed it $13 in advance. The date is Sunday, September 13 from 4pm-9pm in Moraga, California. Food, mocktails, raffles, live music, dancing, autograph sessions, book sales, celebrities, and lots of fun. Look for more information to come. Keep viewing the web site for information at www.bethestaryouare.org or email us at be_the_star_you_are@yahoo.com. Proceeds benefit Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 charity empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media. Tickets are limited. The book will sell for $20, including tax at the party. PRE-BUY the BOOK AND BAND ticket for only $27, a savings of $5!

Advance sales for the event only via PAYPAL, check or Credit Card. For credit card sales, call 925-377-7827. To buy your tickets by mail with a check, send $13 for the event only, or $27 for the event and a book Be the Star You Are! Books and Bands Event PO Box 376 Moraga, California 94556

To pay via paypal, visit our web site at www.bethestaryouare.org and click on the PAYPAL DONATE button, or go to www.paypal.com and type in the email address, cynthia@bethestaryouare.org.

See you at BOOKS AND BANDS on September 13, 2009 in Moraga, California. Details will be sent to you and tickets will be held at the door.

Be the Star You Are! for TEENS-Simple Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Learning, and Leading

OVERVIEW: “We are not created equal. We are something far better. We are unique!” states New York Times best selling author, Cynthia Brian, in her first book of the series, Be the Star You Are! Tell that to a teen who wants to fit in! With Be the Star You Are! for TEENS, Cynthia invited writers of all ages to explore and contribute their thoughts on the challenges faced throughout adolescence.  By teens, for teens, and about teens, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS encourages youth to embrace their individuality while igniting the flame that burns within helping them sparkle and shine.  Each uncomplicated chapter is a gift focused on living, loving, laughing, learning, and leading abundant with a personal true story, a life lesson, an electrifying exercise of implementation, and a quote for reflection. It’s not easy being a teen in the 21st century.  Kids communicate more through text and instant messaging than through personal interactions. Although school violence has decreased 25% in the last ten years, teen suicide is up by almost 400%. Bullying, including cyber-bullying, has become the latest rage extreme sport in American schools. More than one third of ninth graders are sexually active, with a growing percentage unsure of their sexual orientation.  Eighty percent of young girls report they are upset about their weight with 15-30% of all kids being obese.  Both boys and girls suffer from poor body images with increasing rates of eating disorders of bulimia and anorexia. The media is saturated with cultural messages focused on fame, money, beauty, and sex without the guidance and role models that help our youth become self-reliant. More than fifty percent of seventh through tenth graders indicate they use drugs and alcohol and inhalant use among eighth graders increased by 14% in 2007.  Reality television glorifies the wild debauched side of young people.  America is witnessing a growing epidemic of youth helplessness. Be the Star You Are! for TEENS is a refreshing escape from sermons and rules. Instead the book offers straightforward real-life stories and proven techniques in easy to read short chapters guaranteed to help adolescents survive and thrive in a rapidly changing fast paced world. A little book with a powerful punch, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS, is an enlightening guide for overcoming challenges and stresses that ever young person faces. Parents, grandparents, teachers, guardians, librarians, advisors, coaches, and all those who interact with teens will find this book filled with wit and wisdom for better communication and understanding. Energetic, humorous, informative, and fun, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS, uncovers and discovers the potential and the genius that every youth possesses.

ABOUT CYNTHIA BRIAN Cynthia Brian, New York Times best selling co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul, author of Be the Star You Are!®, 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference, The Business of Show Business, and Miracle Moments®, is an internationally acclaimed key note speaker, personal growth consultant, host of radio and TV shows, syndicated columnist and life coach. Ms. Brian, specializing in teen self-esteem, has dedicated three decades to helping others achieve their dreams by implementing their unique talents and gifts and has coached many aspiring thespians, writers, speakers, and professionals to success.  www.cynthiabrian.com

Available 9/9/09.  Published by Morgan James. Proceeds benefit Be the Star You Are!® charity empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media. www.bethestaryouare.org

For more information, to pre-order copies, or book speaking engagements, please contact: Cynthia Brian Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 P. O. Box 376 Moraga, Ca. 94556 Cynthia@bethestaryouare.org www.bethestaryouare.org 925-377-STAR (7827)

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR NEW BOOK: BE THE STAR YOU ARE! FOR TEENS Thank you for wanting to participate in our upcoming book which will be published in time for the 10th anniversary of the founding of Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 charity. We are very excited about this project and hope to help you become a published author with a book that will make you proud.  The book will be formatted in a very similar fashion to the first book, Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference, although we may publish a random number of chapters. If you have not read the original book, we advise that you do so. You may read a sample chapter, The Gift of Abundance, at our web site or purchase personal copies from our office or our Amazon site where all sales are tax deductible as a donation. The link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1587610086 Proceeds from the sale of Be the Star You Are! for Teens will benefit Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 charity empowering women, families, and youth. GUIDELINES: 1.    Each chapter is titled THE GIFT OF…with only ONE story per chapter. 2.    Every story must be a true event that happened to you or someone you know who gives you permission to tell their tale. Stories are to have a compelling beginning, middle, and end with a life lesson that will inspire, encourage, empower teens or offer some insight to living as or with a teen. 3.    Each chapter is to include an original quote. 4.    Each story finishes with a short exercise demonstrating the “GIFT” in action. It will help the reader incorporate the gift into his/her life. 5.    Word count is between 360-630 words, not including the quote and the exercise. 6.    Please include your name, email address, web site, phone number, home/business address, city, state, zip plus a 40-50 word biography that tells us about yourself. 7.    Send ALL submissions in a WORD document to Cynthia@bethestaryouare.org. Hand written or typed submissions will not be accepted. Every submission MUST be via email or burned to a CD and sent to PO Box 376, Moraga, Ca. 94556. 8.    Every writer whose submission is published will receive credit as a contributor, a 40-50 word bio, promotion on our web site, newsletters, invitations to participate in book signings, readings, marketing, and deep discounts on all orders of books.  The writer will maintain copyrights and the ability to submit the story elsewhere as long as Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 maintains the rights to publish the work in all mediums for the purpose of this book. There is no financial remuneration for publication of your story. 9.    Submissions are due no later than January 6, 2009

Please inquire about the chapter titles that are available. We will make every effort to give you the GIFT you want.  In the case of duplication, we will attempt to re-edit your article to fit a different GIFT, with your permission. Please visit our web site at www.bethestaryouare.org for the latest updates on available chapters. All submissions must go through a long selection process. If your story enters the final round of this process, we will notify you by email and send you permission and biography forms to return. Due to the large volume of stories we receive, you will be notified ONLY if your story reaches this final stage. Please be patient as this is a lengthy process. Our publication date may be as late as November 2009, and the final selections may not be made until close to that date. In the meantime, please feel free to submit your stories elsewhere, as we only ask for non-exclusive rights for the pieces used in the book. Thank you for sharing your story with us! We look forward to creating a best selling book for and by teens. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Cynthia@bethestaryouare.org. Cynthia Brian Be the Star You Are!® charity, PO Box 376, Moraga, California 94556. www.bethestaryouare.org

GIFTS/CHAPTERS FOR BE THE STAR YOU ARE! FOR TEENS Red X marks after a GIFT indicates that GIFT is assigned or completed. Do not duplicate. If you have an idea for a different GIFT not listed on this page, feel free to email Cynthia@bethestaryoaure.org. Abundance Acceptance Action Adventure Affection Affirmation Appreciation Aptitude Asking Attitude X Awareness Balance Beauty Being Breathing Celebration Challenge Change Charity Choice Communication Community Conviction Cooperation Courage Creativity Curiosity Daring Dating Dedication Delight Destiny Determination Devotion Differences Direction Dreams Education  X Enthusiasm Exercise Fairness Faith Feedback Forgiveness Friendship Fun Generosity Grace Gratitude Growth Happiness Harmony Healing Health Home Honesty Hope Hosannas Humor Imagination Improvisation Ingenuity Inspiration Integrity Interdependence Joy Knowledge Laughter Leadership Life  X Listening Love Magic Miracles Moderation Motivation Nourishment Now Opportunity Optimism Parents Passion Patience Positivity Planning Play Prayer Purpose Reflection Rejection Responsibility Rest Risk Safety Serendipity Simplicity Sleep Solitude Spontaneity Sports Success Surrender Survival Tenacity X Tolerance X Transformation Triumph Truth Understanding Visualization Volunteerism Winning Wisdom Work You X

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Dayna Steele with Rock to the Top If you want to be successful, you must think like a rock star. Not think sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but utilize solid business principles. Dayna Steele was considered the “First Lady of Radio” when she was a DJ in Houston during the 1980’s. She hobnobbed and partied with some of the biggest celebrities of the time and what impressed her most were the stars with business sense. In her book, Rock to the Top, Dayna outlines what every person needs to be successful. Included are stories and photos. www.daynasteele.com

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Cynthia Brian interviews Antoinette Couton, editor of People Magazine and author Neil Strauss.

People Magazine announces the best and worst of 2007 on our program. Whether it’s the good, the bad, or the just plain ugly, People Magazine’s Best & Worst of 2007 issue has it all: Celebrity couples & babies,public mishaps,hot stars under 25,fads of the year, newsmakers, fashions,dogs, and more! A peek preview first on Starstyle-Be the Star You Are!

Best seller, Neil Strauss is set to fire the next shot in the dating revolution with Rules of the Game, a two-volume set designed to fit in the back pocket of any single guy – or any girl who wants to know just what goes on in the minds of the opposite sex.

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Lead by our resident college co-ed, Heather Brittany, this T42 segment discuesses the various parties that are held on college campuses. A few of the wilder ones are “Anything But Clothes”, “CEO’s and ‘Ho’s”! You’ll have to tune in to hear what they are about. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany also discuss safety measures for parties and life. Heather is selling her hand-made, hand crafted hand bags at www.karmonykollection.com.

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Margaret Park shares her important principles for making learning easier with her imaginative, fun, and informative illustrated book, Now…for my Next Number. She reads from the book and talks about the organization of the books, how the stories elicit the senses, and gives ideas on how to best utilize the book. Cynthia’s suggestion is to put the CD in your car and sing with your kids! A wonderful book that will benefit all the children you know…for life! Math is fun! www.greatriverbooks.com

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People Magazine reveals the best and worst of 2007 on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are! radio show with hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany in this hour of power. Spunky People Magazine editor, Antoinette Coutoon talks about cover boy Patrick Dempsey, Angelina Joile, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and more. From the high profile Hollywood pairings to star meltdowns, the heroes, the good, the bad, and the ugly of People’s year are all here.

Neil Straauss debuts his highly anticipated Rules of the Game as a sequel to the New York Times bestseller, The Game when he talks with Cynthia Brian to offer the audience lessons in love. Neil has been crowned as the world’s #1 pick up artist-perhaps not a great achievement-however, he shares his techniques and his Style Challenges in this new work out program designed to put sex into your vocabulary. Witty and fun, if you want to improve your dating skills, tune in. And, there is a surprise ending…

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A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…. If you loved Star Wars you’ll love this interview with the author of 13 books, Steve Sansweet about Star Wars including the newest, The Star Wars Vault which includes reproductions of incredible memorabilia from the making, the merchandising, the music, and more from 30 years of Lucasfilms archives. A fabulously entertaining interview with the authority on everything Star Wars! May the FORCE be with you!

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What does LOVE have to do with anything? Love is a choice. Love is the opposite of fear. In today’s T42, the Mother/Daughter dynamic duo, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany talk about how to create more love in your life as well as how to recognize abusive and unhealthy relationships. Cynthia gives tips from her award winning book, Be the Star You Are! and challenges everyone to BE love in order to receive love. www.stelladonne.com

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Do you want to have a truly green Christmas? How about recycling holiday ornaments, wrapping, gifts, and more. From the tree to the table, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany, the Stella Donne,Goddess Gals supply lots of ideas on how to “go green” this holiday season with tips on how to save the earth while you are decorating and gifting. Every year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, Americans create an extra 25 million tons of trash. If every person would reuse just two feet of ribbon, we’d save 38,000 miles of trimming. Tune in to find out how you can have a jolly, merry holiday and be kind to our planet. And for a gift that doesn’t have to be wrapped, make a donation to Be the Star You Are! charity that brings you this quality radio show every week. Visit www.bethestaryouare.org

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While Cynthia Brian was lecturing at Grayshott Spa in Surrey, England, she met a fellow foundation founder, Sharon Oliver. Sharon has been raising funds to help young people who have lost their parents to AIDS through The Oliver Foundation. The program is called Umzi Wethu, which means “our home”offering a huge stride in employment, self-confidence, and independence. Combining nature and nuture, the kids have a bright future. www.theoliverfoundation.com

Renowned as one of the world’s preeminent ballet companies, San Francisco Ballet marks its seventy-fifth anniversary with a stunningly beautiful retrospective, The San Francisco Ballet at 75 by Janice Ross. Replete with intimate portraits of the dancers and behind-the-scenes contributors, this book is the first serious depiction of America’s oldest ballet company. Included in this deluxe package is a DVD that provides insight into the company’s illustrious history and together with the book, tells the story of how San Francisco Ballet has forged a fresh identity for American dance and is now pioneering a new model of internationalism in the dance world.

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The cult of Madonna, the multitalented singer, actress, dancer and performer has orchestrated a meteoric rise to fame that keeps her star blazing. Lucy O’Brien extensively researched this queen of pop culture and has written Madonna: Like an Icon where she explores the complex personality and inexhaustible drive of the diva. Is she a boy toy, sex kitten, seductress diva, or a devoted wife, mother and Kabbalha enthusiast? If you are enthralled with Madonna, you’ll enjoy this up close and personal look.

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Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany discuss the bright, inquistive, insightful and challenging group of young adults anytime between 1982-2000 who are known as Generation Y. This group of individuals look at the world differently. They were born after the civil rights, woman’s rights, and gay rights movements and have always had cell phones, internet, computers, microwaves and instant everything. How will they change the world? Find out in T42 and get ready for a learning curve! www.stelladonne.com

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Internationally acclaimed speaker, lecturer, actor, and spokesperson, Cynthia Brian is also a New York Times best selling author, radio personality, and life coach. Cynthia Brian is the Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are! 501 c3 dedicated to empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media. To book Ms. Brian for speaking engagements, contact Darlene Snow at darlene@bluefeathermanagement.com or call 925-377-STAR.

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