books for brats ™: for kids coping with deployment of a parent in the military » brat star http://www.booksforbrats.com the first childrens picture books for military brats! Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 BratStar: Neil Patrick Harris http://www.booksforbrats.com/648/bratstar-neil-patrick-harris.htm http://www.booksforbrats.com/648/bratstar-neil-patrick-harris.htm#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:00:36 +0000 books for brats http://www.booksforbrats.com/648/bratstar-neil-patrick-harris.htm The son of a Vietnam Veteran who served in the Navy, Neil Patrick Harris came to stardom as a young boy in the iconic Doogie Howser, MD. Unlike many child stars, Harris has survived and thrived with grace and dignity and a mature talent. In addition to a starring role in the network hit, “How I Met Your Mother”, Harris was a massive hit as the host of the nationally-televised 2009 Emmy Awards.

BratStar: Neil Patrick Harris

BratStar: Neil Patrick Harris

]]> http://www.booksforbrats.com/648/bratstar-neil-patrick-harris.htm/feed 0 Bratstar: Bruce Willis http://www.booksforbrats.com/589/bratstar-bruce-willis.htm http://www.booksforbrats.com/589/bratstar-bruce-willis.htm#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:56:09 +0000 books for brats http://www.booksforbrats.com/?p=589 brucewBruce Willis was born in Iber-Oberstein, West Germany. His father was a soldier in the U.S. Army and met his mother while stationed there.

Willis is an action hero and star of the Die Hard movies. He is also still a proud brat! He has visited the troops in Iraq and even purchased 12,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies for sailors aboard the USS John F Kennedy and troops deployed to the Middle East.

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She was born in Vincenza, Italy when her father was serving at Caserma Ederle.  Amy was one of seven children and studied ballet and musical theater before becoming a film actress.

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Grammy-winning, rapper and musician, Nelly, is a self-described Army Brat who lived in Spain the first few years of his life before moving to St.Louis, Missouri.

Also a successful entrepreneur, he established Derrty Records through Universal Music and the Applebottoms clothing line.

Bio

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]]> http://www.booksforbrats.com/577/bratstar-nelly.htm/feed 0 Bratstar: Annie Liebovitz http://www.booksforbrats.com/564/bratstar-annie-liebovitz.htm http://www.booksforbrats.com/564/bratstar-annie-liebovitz.htm#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:29:27 +0000 books for brats http://www.booksforbrats.com/?p=564 anniel

One of the most famous and talented photographers in the world, Annie Liebovitz’s father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.

Known for her iconic portraits of legends in the arts and her work for Vanity Fair magazine, Liebovitz, lived in the Phillipines when she started taking her first photos.  Her family was stationed there while her father served in Vietnam.

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