The Wanted: British Boy Band Sensation

Heather E. Schwartz

gush 2013 · Lerner Publications

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You may know that The Wanted is one of today's hottest British boy bands. But did you know that the group:
• didn't know one another at all until they auditioned for The Wanted back in 2009?
• is sometimes called a lad band in their home continent of Europe?
• has had crazed fans lick the windshield of their car—dead flies and all?

Want to know more about the lives of these five talented guys? Read on to learn all about their childhoods, rise to fame, musical influences, personalities, adventures on and off the stage, and more.

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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).