9 must-read pop culture books like Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

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Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

By: Ashley Spencer

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first unauthorized look at the inner workings―and ultimate breakdown―of the Disney Channel mach…

If you liked the pop culture plot in Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

By: Kate Kennedy

3.78

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millenni… read more

Similar categories in Kate Kennedy's One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • history
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Why would I ever let someone who drafts make-believe football teams make me believe I should be embarrassed by my interests?"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"Pregnancy loss...is an open wound with the most vulnerable scab, forced to constantly replenish its surface-level protection as it's picked at daily, not by you, but inadvertently by other people's j…"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"I'm a weird contradiction of someone who pursues and values traditions but tries to reject the parts that are oppressive, unfair or unnecessary, because we can adapt things to who we are, not to who …"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

"That's the thing about girlhood. You and your friends have to take yourselves seriously, because no one else will. We had to keep our emotional behavior to diary pages and fangirl in private, perform…"

-Kate Kennedy, One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

Cover of The Favorites by Layne Fargo

2. The Favorites

By: Layne Fargo

4.48

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. An epic love story set in the sp… read more

Similar categories in Layne Fargo's The Favorites book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
Cover of Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

3. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Nussbaum's Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • history
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • tv
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia  Levings

4. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more

Similar categories in Tia Levings's A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

By: Ally Carter

4.49

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Time… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
Cover of Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens

6. Is She Really Going Out with Him?

By: Sophie Cousens

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs love when s… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cousens's Is She Really Going Out with Him? book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
Cover of Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant by Stephanie Kiser

7. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant

By: Stephanie Kiser

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Kiser's Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more

Similar categories in Evan Friss's The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts by Jeremy Egner

9. Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts

By: Jeremy Egner

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive book on the TV show Ted Lasso, written by New York Times journalist and editor Jerem… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Egner's Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
Cover of Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation by Jim O'Heir

10. Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation

By: Jim O'Heir

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Jim O’Heir, best known for his role as Jerry (or Garry/Larry/Terry/Barry) on Parks and Recreation a… read more

Similar categories in Jim O'Heir's Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • tv
Cover of The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly  Bishop

11. The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Bishop's The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!) by Bethany Joy Lenz

12. Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)

By: Bethany Joy Lenz

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Joy Lenz's Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!) book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1) by B.K. Borison

13. First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)

By: B.K. Borison

4.55

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story… read more

Similar categories in B.K. Borison's First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1) book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
Cover of Over the Influence: A Memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

14. Over the Influence: A Memoir

By: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

4.30

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recordi… read more

Similar categories in Joanna "JoJo" Levesque's Over the Influence: A Memoir book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

15. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

By: Ina Garten

4.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling co… read more

Similar categories in Ina Garten's Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

By: Ashley Spencer

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first unauthorized look at the inner workings―and ultimate breakdown―of the Disney Channel mach… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • history
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • tv
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: A Celebration of Taylor Swift's Musical Journey, Cultural Impact, and Reinvention of Pop Music for Swifties by a Swiftie by Rob Sheffield

17. Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: A Celebration of Taylor Swift's Musical Journey, Cultural Impact, and Reinvention of Pop Music for Swifties by a Swiftie

By: Rob Sheffield

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop’s most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from le… read more

Similar categories in Rob Sheffield's Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: A Celebration of Taylor Swift's Musical Journey, Cultural Impact, and Reinvention of Pop Music for Swifties by a Swiftie book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
Cover of From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley

18. From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir

By: Lisa Marie Presley

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Marie Presley's From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon by Lauren Sherman

19. Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon

By: Lauren Sherman

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The story of how Victoria’s Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to an intimates monol… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Sherman's Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything by Colette Shade

20. Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything

By: Colette Shade

3.63

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brilliantly provocative and entertaining essay collection about the Y2K era, the generation defin… read more

Similar categories in Colette Shade's Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
Cover of Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5) by Elle Cosimano

21. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5)

By: Elle Cosimano

4.36

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero have not always gotten along with Finlay’s elder… read more

Similar categories in Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5) book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
Cover of I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America by Rebecca Little

22. I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America

By: Rebecca Little

4.49

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A must-read investigation of reproductive health under fire in Post-Roe America. More than a mil… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Little's I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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23. Good Time Girl

By: Heather Gay

3.56

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestselling author of Bad Mormon and breakout star of TheReal Housewives… read more

Similar categories in Heather Gay's Good Time Girl book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative by Keke Palmer

24. Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative

By: Keke Palmer

3.60

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true stor… read more

Similar categories in Keke Palmer's Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of My Time to Stand by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

25. My Time to Stand

By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

3.35

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

In this revelatory, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard shares the painf… read more

Similar categories in Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's My Time to Stand book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke

26. The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

By: Shari Franke

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlo… read more

Similar categories in Shari Franke's The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Today, the mere thought of sitting at a piano triggers some of my earliest and deepest anxieties, all tied to my mother. It's a shame how the most beautiful things, even music, can be ruined by the s…"

-Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

"I eared for my mother's guidance, her support, her friendship during this insecure time of puberty. But Ruby maintained a strict emotional distance, as if affection might somehow compromise her autho…"

-Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

"Realizing your own mother was incapable of truly seeing you—of loving you for who you are rather than as an extension of herself—is a bitter pill to swallow. It’s the death of a fundamental childhood…"

-Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

"Most of my siblings found a middle ground, forming friendships with neighborhood kids and playing outside. This outdoor socializing seemed safer somehow, less intrusive than bringing outsiders into t…"

-Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

Cover of The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore

27. The Dollhouse Academy

By: Margarita Montimore

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the national bestselling author of Oona Out of Order, a novel about two best friends and aspir… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Montimore's The Dollhouse Academy book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Let's Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen

28. Let's Call Her Barbie

By: Renée Rosen

4.06

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

She was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall, but she would change the world. Barbie is born in this … read more

Similar categories in Renée Rosen's Let's Call Her Barbie book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • adult
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God by Erin   Hicks Moon

29. I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God

By: Erin Hicks Moon

4.61

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When your faith as you know it has been commodified, nationalized, scandalized, and rebranded beyon… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hicks Moon's I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip by Kelsey McKinney

30. You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

By: Kelsey McKinney

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully insightful exploration of our obsession with gossip that weaves together journalism,… read more

Similar categories in Kelsey McKinney's You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad

31. In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

By: Josh Gad

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing … read more

Similar categories in Josh Gad's In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some book and Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

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Kate Kennedy

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Favorites

Layne Fargo

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Transform Your Habits

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

Tia Levings

4.48

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Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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Coco Mellors

4.21

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Liane Moriarty

4.15

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Catherine Newman

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