Rising to the stars -- Justin Bieber -- Carly Rea Jepsen -- Jaden Smith -- Taylor Swift -- Austin Mahone -- Selena Gomez -- Big Time Rush -- Lady Gaga -- Ne-Yo -- Katy Perry -- Drake -- Rachel Crow -- Taylor Lautner -- Ross Lynch -- Nicki Minaj -- Lucas Cruikshank -- One Direction -- Adele -- Conor Maynard -- Olly Murs -- Liam Hemsworth -- Cody Simpson -- First steps -- All hail to the King -- Home sweet home -- Find 'em! -- Lights! Camera! Action! -- School days -- Fan-demonium -- Cool stuff to know.

Even the biggest supernovae of the celebrity universe-- stars like Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Zac Efron and the boys in One Direction-- all began small, dreaming big. Diehard fans may know some of the facts, but Superstars! collects the tales of these young stars' early beginnings, as well as their current looks and successes.