Mar 03, 2009 08:00 ET
Miles to Go - First Ever Book from Superstar Miley Cyrus - Goes on Sale Today
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Mar 03, 2009
Fans everywhere get a unique look inside the world of one of today’s
biggest and brightest stars when Miles to Go, the first ever book from
international teen superstar Miley Cyrus, goes on sale. (Miles to Go,
Disney-Hyperion Books, $24.95, ages 8-12)
In Miles to Go, Miley shares her inspiring story, spanning from her
Southern roots in Tennessee to the excitement of her record-setting
triumphs in TV, music and film through never-before-seen photos, family
stories, and a look at her inner circle of loved ones. Throughout the
book, Miley has included pages of doodles, poems, song lyrics, and
musings in addition to fun anecdotes and touching stories.
Disney Book Group and Parragon Books will publish MILES TO GO in
English language markets simultaneous to the U.S. launch; the book will
be published in Italy through Disney Libri in April 2009. In addition,
the book will publish in French Canada in April 2009 and in May will hit
stores in France via Michel LaFon.
Miley Cyrus stars in the hit Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana,"
reaching over 164 million unique total viewers worldwide and ranking for
two consecutive years as the #1 series among kids 6-14 on U.S. cable TV.
Cyrus has multiple projects at The Walt Disney Company spanning TV,
Music, Consumer Products and Studio divisions. Her #1 ranking "Hannah
Montana" and Miley Cyrus debut albums have combined sales of over 8
million CDs to-date. Miley’s latest album Breakout also debuted at No.1.
The sold-out 70-date concert tour, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds, was among the top grossing tours of 2007. She also had the
No. 1 film in the country with the Walt Disney Pictures 3D release,
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert.
Miley also stars in Walt Disney Pictures’ animated feature Bolt
and stars in Hannah Montana: The Movie, which will be released
April 10. Nearly 15 million Hannah Montana books have been sold
worldwide.
Since its inception in 1991, Disney Book Group has amassed an array of
best selling authors and illustrators, including Rick Riordan and his Percy
Jackson series; Kadir Nelson’s We Are the Ship; Gail
Carson Levine’s Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand; Sara
Pennypacker’s Clementine, Eoin Colfer’s blockbuster Artemis
Fowl series, Lane Smith’s Madam President; Mo Willems’s Knuffle
Bunny Too! and The Pigeon Wants a Puppy, Dave Barry & Ridley
Pearson’s Science Fair; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s American Heroes
series; The Runaway Dolls by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin,
and Brian Selznick; and Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers.
Disney Book Group also publishes best selling titles from key Disney
franchises including High School Musical, Disney-Pixar Cars,
Disney Fairies, Hannah Montana, and Playhouse Disney
properties.
Disney–Hyperion Books is an imprint of Disney Book Group (DBG);
additional DBG imprints include Disney Editions, Disney-Jump at the Sun
Books, and Disney Press. DBG is part of Disney Publishing Worldwide, the
world’s largest publisher of children’s books and magazines, with over
400 children’s magazines published and 120 million children’s books sold
each year. Headquartered in White Plains, NY and Milan, Italy, Disney
Publishing Worldwide publishes books and magazines in 85 languages in 75
countries, reaching more than 100 million readers each month.
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Disney Book Group
Jennifer Levine, 914-288-4222
Jennifer.Levine@disney.com