Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536206296)

In a powerful novel in verse, an award-winning author offers an eye-opening look at the life of Marilyn Monroe.

From the day she was born into a troubled home to her reigning days as a Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe (n e Norma Jeane Mortenson) lived a life that was often defined by others. Here, in a luminous poetic narrative, acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford tells Marilyn's story in a way that restores her voice to its rightful place: center stage. Revisiting Marilyn's often traumatic early life--foster homes, loneliness, sexual abuse, teen marriage--through a hard-won, meteoric rise to stardom that brought with it exploitation, pill dependency, and depression, the lyrical narrative continues through Marilyn's famous performance at JFK's birthday party, three months before her death. In a story at once riveting, moving, and unflinching, Carole Boston Weatherford tells a tale of extraordinary pain and moments of unexpected grace, gumption, and perseverance, as well as the inexorable power of pursuing one's dreams. A beautifully designed volume.

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
ISBN-10: 1536206296
ISBN-13: 9781536206296
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.70w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515518 / Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2020
Booklist 08/01/2020 pg. 56
Shelf Awareness 09/22/2020