Becoming Billie Holiday
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Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford
Coretta Scott King Author Honor AwardThe 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590785072 |
| ISBN 10 | 159078507X |
| Title | Becoming Billie Holiday |
| Author | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Astra Publishing House |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Prizes | Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2009, Commended for Tayshas Reading 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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