{"product_id":"becoming-billie-holiday-carole-boston-weatherford-9781590785072","title":"Becoming Billie Holiday","description":"\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Author Honor Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Boston Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159078507X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590785072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e124496 \/ Becoming Billie Holiday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Tayshas Reading - Commended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 961\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2008 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2008 pg. 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Young-Adult Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 443 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 190 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042387849471,"sku":"9781590785072","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a34ed69b-61ac-40f8-b2aa-ca4fae78158e.jpg?v=1684961219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-billie-holiday-carole-boston-weatherford-9781590785072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}