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."
| ISBN: | 9781635925579 |
| Publication date: | 7th March 2022 |
| Author: | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Illustrator: | Floyd Cooper |
| Publisher: | Wordsong an imprint of Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 117 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry Books for Children People / Places |