Summary: Tiger Beat is a celebrity gossip magazine geared for tween girls. It contains write ups on celebrities admired by tweens. There are a large number of photographs, and tear out posters. Information such as celebrity likes and dislikes, movies and music are all covered in teh magazine.
Critical Evaluation: This is the type of magazine that no one over the age of perhaps 16 can understand why a person would read. There is very little actual information and the contents of the magazine seem to be repeated from month to month. There are a great deal of glossy, heavily stylized photographs and also a great deal of "teenspeak", which makes it appealing to tweens and almost unreadable for others.
Author Info: N/A
Genre: Celebrity Magazine
Curriculum Ties: None
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Interest Level: 8-12
Challenge Issues: None
If any, can be directed to research the Tigerbeat/Bop magazine or research tween hobbies and fascination with celebrities.
Selection Process: I was a huge fan of this magazine when I was young.
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