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Becoming Billie Holiday

By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

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Oct 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781590785072 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Oct 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781629791739 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Becoming Billie Holiday

    Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award

    The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.
     
    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 Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer’s young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.

    About Becoming Billie Holiday

    Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award

    The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.
     
    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 Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer’s young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.

    About Carole Boston Weatherford

    Carole Boston Weatherford is an award-winning poet and author of more than a dozen books for children, including A Negro League Scrapbook. She lives in High Point, North Carolina.

    About Floyd Cooper

    Floyd Cooper (1956–2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for The… More about Floyd Cooper

    About Carole Boston Weatherford

    Carole Boston Weatherford is an award-winning poet and author of more than a dozen books for children, including A Negro League Scrapbook. She lives in High Point, North Carolina.

    About Floyd Cooper

    Floyd Cooper (1956–2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for The… More about Floyd Cooper

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $19.95
    Published by Wordsong
    Oct 01, 2008 | 120 Pages | 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781590785072

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Wordsong
    Oct 01, 2008 | 120 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781629791739
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    Praise

    ★ ”The poetry is rich and evocative. . . . A remarkable tribute well worthy of its subject.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “Readers will find a generous assortment of recommended reading and listening at the end of this proud, clear-voiced testimonial.” —Booklist

    ★ ”[Weatherford] captures the woman’s jazzy, candid voice so adroitly that at times the poems seem like they could have been lifted wholesale from Holiday’s autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. . . . This captivating title places readers solidly into Holiday’s world, and is suitable for independent reading as well as a variety of classroom uses.” —School Library Journal, starred review

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