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Becoming Billie Holiday
Becoming Billie Holiday
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ISBN 9781590785072
WordSong
- Published
- Oct 2008
- Language
- English
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- 9.81 × 0.57 × 6.94 in
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Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry written by Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford.
In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life: a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Through a sequence of raw and poignant poems, New York Times best-selling and award-winning poet Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.
Specifications
PublisherWordSong
PublishedOct 1, 2008
ISBN-10159078507X
ISBN-139781590785072
Hardcover120.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9.81 × 0.57 × 6.94 in
Weight1 lb
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