A Voice Named Aretha (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781681198507)

From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life.

Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along.

Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages across the world. When she moved to New York City to start her career, it took years of hard work before she had a hit song. In the turbulent 1960s, she sang about "Respect" and refused to perform before segregated audiences. The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha always remembered who she was and where she came from.

In this stirring biography of a true artistic and social icon, award-winning creators Katheryn Russell-Brown and Laura Freeman show young readers how Aretha's talent, intelligence, and perseverance made her a star who will shine on for generations to come.

Acclaim for Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
2015 NAACP Image Award Nominee Outstanding Literary Work--Children
2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor
2015 ALA Notable Children's Book
2015 Amelia Bloomer Project - Feminist Task Force
2015 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Recommended Title

Author: Katheryn Russell-Brown
ISBN-10: 1681198509
ISBN-13: 9781681198507
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.90w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506903 / Voice Named Aretha


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2019 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2019
School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 100
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019 pg. 194
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2020