Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781467751230)

The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn't either of those things. It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever.

Discover how two outsiders--Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants--combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way for the Civil Rights movement.

Author: Gary Golio
ISBN-10: 1467751235
ISBN-13: 9781467751230
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2017
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 11.25h x 9.56w x 0.31d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 187709 / Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2016
Booklist 12/01/2016 pg. 41
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 109
Publishers Weekly 02/13/2017