Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez & Martin Sheen (Star Families) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7?Disappointing offerings. The concept of focusing on "Star Families" has merit, but these four books simply describe the successes of each parent and child in bland, pedestrian prose. Press has culled information from magazine articles, biographies, autobiographies, and newspaper interviews to support his texts. In each book, the subjects' backgrounds are given, along with highlights of professional and personal relationships. Charlie Sheen discusses the "Sheen Machine" and the importance of family to him and his actor sons. The scope of Griffey is similar to Bill Gutman's Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. (Millbrook, 1993). The focal point of Melissa & Joan Rivers is the suicide of Edgar Rosenberg, father and husband respectively. The emphasis in Tori & Aaron Spelling seems to be on Aaron's enormous wealth and on proving that Tori's successes result from her talent and not her parentage. Black-and-white and full-color photographs appear throughout. These series entries would not add to the quality of any collection.?Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
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Product Description

Narrates the lives and acting careers of the Sheen family including references to the social justice issues which concerned Martin and which he instilled in his children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Crestwood House (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0382391802
• ISBN-13: 978-0382391804
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,653,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book. Good Pictures., March 8, 1997

By A Customer

This book is great for fans of Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez or Martin Sheen. It has great pictures and great biographys on all of the 3 stars. I would really recommend this book to anyone who is a fan or just a person wanting to know more about the family. With 42 pages of pictures and text, I think this book is very professional and very informational on all three actors

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for children., July 12, 1997

By A Customer

Although this book was initially written for juveniles, anyone who is a fan of the Martin Sheen family will enjoy this well written book. The Sheens seem to be a close-knit family according to the authors, who describe Sheen's acting career and concern for social causes. In addition to the story about the Sheens, there are many color pictures of the whole family, including wife Janet and the lesser known Ramon. I would especially recomend this book to any aspiring actor or actress..